A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. There's something about crisis that reveals who your true people are.
Lots of people befriend us when things are going well, when we're performing adequately, when we're fun to be around. Those friendships tend to evaporate when the trouble comes. But this proverb describes a different kind of love, the kind that shows up when everything's broken, when you're not at your best, when there's nothing you can offer in return.
That kind of friend is rarer than we want to admit. Not everyone has one. But the proverb's not just describing a statistical reality. It's challenging us to be that kind of friend to others. Love at all times doesn't mean your feelings never strain. It means your commitment transcends the feeling. You're there in the darkness, not for what you'll gain, but because this person matters that much to you.
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