Friendship defined?

Udukkai izhandavan kai pole; aange idukkan kalaivadhaam natpu - Tirukkural A true friend extends help in need with the same instinctive speed as your hand stopping your robe from slipping off you in public - Loose Translation That is one metaphor I really love. I mean, you can really GET what the chap means. Like, if you were wearing a towel around your waist and have to answer the door and