By Ross Channing Reed, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Friends can help us with all kinds of things in life. How could I forget moving that piano for friends in Chicago? Fortunately, none of us ended up in the ER. One of the most important things friends do, though, might seem surprising: They help us get to know ourselves. Both in their 50s, Cindy and Ann had been friends since the second grade. Year after year, they never missed…