You probably would say one of the greatest blessings comes in recognizing the importance of good friendships. You know that you will excel when you have good friends or life will go harder without caring friends. You also realize that finding good friends does not come easy.

One of the greatest tragedies comes when we put our faith in a friend who we dearly love and they let us down. They turn their back on us and betray us. We make a decision that we will never love again or seek a strong, authentic friendship, but we can’t make it without good friends. We know we are only fooling ourselves i...