Who needs friends?

Its is said that we can choose our friends but not our family.
We do select te few good ones to share our ups and downs and boring phases of our lives.
But can we really count on them when we really really need them?
Instead of judging how good are others as My friends , I should see how good a friend am I to the few good ones I have choosen.
Where was I when my best friend's dad was sick and lying on his death bed. Where was I when all she wanted to do was a listening ears and a consoling word ?
Did i rejoice when my friend got a salary package better than what i was receiving ?
Where my shoulders there when my friend's heart broke because she was cheated by her first love?
If I was not there for any of the good and bad times of my friend then should my friend have a benovelant heart and be there when i don't have anything going on in my life... no job, no marriage, .........?

If having friends means going to the canteen and eating snacks and then looking at each other for "whose time is it to pay the bill?" , then i have had such friends too .

If having friends means gossiping about other friends and having a blast , then i have had such friends too.

If such are friends then," Who needs friends?" But the truth is I cannot be without these few good ones who would just be there ............