What do you think makes a great friend?

I feel that a great friend is someone that is always there for you through thick or thin. Someone that you can tell all your troubles to and that will listen with a sympathetic ear. I am fortunate enough to have a friend like that. My oldest and closest friend has been in my life since we were in the seventh grade and that has been forty years. We have never gone more than a week without either seeing or talking to each other. A true friend can be honest with you and let you know what they think. Even if they don't always agree with you, they still love you when all is said and done. It is truly a blessing to find a person in your life that you can call a great friend.