You can count on me, like 1, 2, 3, I'll be there
When I know I need it I can count on you, like 4, 3, 2 and you'll be there
Cuz that's what friends are supposed to do
It's one of those songs that gets stuck in your head really easily. Don't know who it's by.
It's a bit simplistic, because of obviously no one can be counted on 100% of the time - we're only human and have our own constraints, but it's pretty cool when there are people that are pretty close to that.
Are you free? I need you to be here tomorrow at this certain time, important, explain later.
No worries.
I want to be really reliable. I want it to be that if I happened to be in the Sahara desert in the middle of the night and receive an emergency phone call I would like to be without hesitance jumping on the next camel and flying back to wherever is required.
I really don't want to go to the Sahara desert or fly via camel even if camels could fly but you know what I mean.
It's not to be the hero. Of course it's actually sometimes easy to be a hero in a crisis. I'm sure you know lots of those. Those that fly in and save the day just a second before the lightning strikes. The point really isn't to be a hero, but it's recognizing that those few last few minutes of decision making could be very critical in changing a major outcome.
The key, though, is not really about saving the day (although sometimes required). What about those that don't fly down in their superman capes when thunder and lightning come, but actually day to day, prevent the clouds from forming in the first place.
Those deserve a reward.
Thanks for the patience.
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