We often know not what we give when we give it, and we seldom realize the value of what we're receiving at the time we accept it. Resistance to what another person is offering us may be our natural response, but the passage of time highlights the value of the experience. We can look for the comforters in our lives. They are offering us strength and hope, enough to see us through any difficulty. We need both the rough times and the soft shoulders of a friend