I think that one of the best things in the entire world...

is the discovery that a friendship runs deeper and is more valuable than you'd ever predicted, the realization that in a rather unlikely and unpredictable source, you have found someone who will truly be there for you in a time of need, who will listen and advise without pretense or protest, and for whom you would unconditionally be willing to give the same honor to. It serves as a reminder that the people in our lives are gifts, and occasionally the most extraordinary of gifts comes in the most ordinary of wrappings. It is in these moments, this time we take from our lives and dedicate solely to a true friend in true need, that we remember how to say plain, pure, powerful statements, such as "You are important to me," and feel the blessed weight of their joy returned to us as well.