Merci beaucoup- for being you!
If you are waiting for a "Jay Shetty" kinda write up given the motivational-wisdom title of my first post for my blog Whataboutery, then I will respectfully ask you to look at other content, because this post of mine was simply to share something beautiful I experienced a fortnight ago on the last day of my work. We as argumentative Indians love to critique and that is why perhaps criticism comes to us quite naturally and easily than appreciation (ahem my 8 yr old daughter would fiercely nod at this even as she would allege that her Amma suffers from this as well!). And yet when one receives appreciation, we (most Indians) are flummoxed and fumble our way out with a sheepish smile that says "I didn't know you thought that way or "Aww...really!" So when I stumbled upon my official farewell with such open declarations of appreciation, suffice to say I am glad it happened and it got me thinking. 30 minutes of my farewell was all I needed to understan...