You can count on your friends.
You cannot count on members of your family, or acquaintances, or your enemies, but your old friends are always there for you.
They put up with your foolishness, listen to your problems, give needed advice, laugh at your jokes, console you when you are down, ignore your defects, and more.
A friend once said: “I know that I am an asshole. My father is an asshole. The only reason that you put up with me is that you have known my my whole life.”
