Put life in a bag. Take a hammer to it. Smash it around until all turns to dust. Then sift through it. Take out the slightly larger pieces of dust that refused to get any smaller, any more insignificant. Put those pieces on a velvet cloth. Throw everything else away. Polish those pieces. And put them in a bullet-proof glass showcase. Refer to them as your crown jewels when people look at them admiringly.

After all, the world should see your friends as what they truly are.