As is true of us all, the paths of these four friends have at times been rocky ​ — whether because of experiencing the pain of losing a mate, the stress of contending with serious illness, the concerns of caring for aged parents, the difficulties of raising a child while in full - time service, the apprehension felt when accepting new theocratic assignments, and now increasingly the problems of old age.
पण त्यांना अनुभवावरून समजले आहे की मित्र, मग ते जवळ असोत वा दूर, ते यहोवावर प्रेम करणाऱ्‍यांना, प्रत्येक आव्हानाचा यशस्वी रीत्या सामना करण्यास साहाय्य करतात.