Friends are the most important ingredient in the recipe called life; and this is something that we realize to be true after we have grown up. Truly, without our friends we would be lost. And although all the friends from all phases of our life play an important role, we realize who our true friends are only when we grow up:

4. We were possessive, and we used to think that they were ONLY our friends

“We’re a gang, how can you stick around with the other gang?”

But as we grow up, we realize that there will always be new people in our friends’ lives

They’ll get married, they’ll make new friends. And we learn to welcome them with open arms.