There are many ways you enter into a person’s life. Sometimes, its intentional, sometimes it’s not. You can enter through service; serving or being served.
Let’s not discount the ones you enter through fight and a bit of judgmental opinion.
“He’s so proud.”
“She’s very selfish.”
“I thought s/he loved me.”
“Can I know you more?”
90% of the time when you lose a phone, a laptop or an important gadget at home, your next line of thought is, “How do I replace it?” After this, you begin to work out a course of action; whether to save more, pull out of your savings, ask someone for help, plan on your next income and so on. Only very few of the time do you not think of replacing them.
For gadgets and tools, fair enough. However, if I were to bring friends and people into the equation, the percentage reduces. It’s safe to say that less than 50% of the time when you lose a friend, you don’t always think of replacing them. One, because they cannot be replaced – everyone is unique in who they are and the hole they fill.