What people really need

I have decided something. People don't need someone to pat them on the back as they walk past. They don't need someone to commend them for at least trying when they fail. What people really need is to have a person in their lives who really cares. Someone who can say, "You are important, and this matters to me. You haven't been doing well lately, and I noticed it. We both know you are capable of so much more. What is wrong? How can I help you fix this?" We don't need commended for not doing well. We need reminded that we are able to be better than the person we are. We also need that person to be ready to help us get to the best version of ourselves. Someone who wants us to be the best we can actually be, not the best we think we can be. Of course, who would be this person for us? And which of us can be that person for someone else? Therein lies the fall.