A friend should be radical.

They should love you when you’re unlovable

Hug you when you’re unhuggable

And bear you when you’re unbearable.

A friend should be fanatical.

They should cheer when the whole world boos

Dance when you get good news

And cry when you cry too.

But most of all, a friend should be mathematical.

They should multiply your joy

Divide your sorrow

Subtract the past

And add to tomorrow

Calculate the need deep in your heart

And always be bigger than the sum of all your parts.