Start method is not being called every time game object is enabled

Questions & Answers
1

Isn’t start method supposed to be called each time the game object is enabled?

2

Indeed. The method simply consists of reference.Start(); as you can call it like any other function. For example using gjf’s idea

function OnEnable()
{
    Start();
}

In the past I have simply invoked it the line after enabling, from my remote object, using GetComponent.

3

RTFM Unity - Scripting API: MonoBehaviour.Start()

Start is called exactly once in the lifetime of the script