India, Jan. 4 -- I have always wanted to be like someone else. I have observed people hero-worshipping. In school, we wrote essays about which famous person we would want to be like and why. What are the qualities we would like to imbibe in us from them?

If there was a school captain I admired, I would try to behave like her.

We all say to our children:

'Why can't you be like him or her?'

'He/she is so studious, focused, disciplined', the list goes on.

While we are quick to compare, we never tell our children, 'How can you be a better version of yourself?' We never tell children you are you and that's where your strength lies. In yourself.

I always tried to be like someone else until I realized what I needed to be is myself, unapolo...