In the company of the happy few we give and receive invaluable support and encouragement. We walk together cheering each other on. Several times in this book I have written affectionately about some of my closest friends. In one chapter I mentioned Al Napolitano, who, just as I was finishing this book, went to be with Jesus. There will be few memories in my life more precious than a long hike I took three years ago in the Swiss Alps with Al and two others. These were the three friends I spoke of