two on a narrow footbridge

two on a narrow footbridge (friendship)
- one has spread her arms to balance herself out, the other one patiently waits fo her.
Why can't I think of any title but friendship for this picture? I'm not sure. There's basically nothing else on it than the ocean, the sky and two people on a footbridge, not even touching each other. But visible is more, at least for me. I see confidence, for once.
You need confidence -and courage- to walk and balance on a narrow footbridge, just centimeters above the water, and you wouldn't do it with everyone. It's very helpful to know that there's always someone behind you who wouldn't push you into the water (I know, some people surely would do this and have fun with it, but if you're already trembling they're no soothing company at all!). How great is it to have someone behind you who would rather catch you - and risk falling with you- than doing anything else. Someone who cheers, encourages and calms you with words or with his sole presence. Who is never tired, looses his patience or good mood, when it takes you all the time in the world to take the next tiny step. These qualities also come in use the other way around, when someone walks in front of you and all you have to do is follow, being able to watch his back and not all the time the frightening long and narrow path in front and under your feet.
That's why there are two on the path together. And that's why friendships are so precious: everyone gives something and gains more in return. Not always immediately or consciously remarkable, but in the backward glance, one feels enrichened.
During challenging times and situations you can't always walk side by side, as you would like to. One has to take the lead and the other one to follow. But only for a certain time: when the end of the footbridge is reached and you turn around, you inavoidably will find yourself in the other position ;)
Walking down a footbridge towards the ocean, like the one on the picture, can be quite an enjoyable experience - one of the enjoy-the-simple-things-of-life kind of events, when you're at the beach with a friend. The literal 'footbridges' in a friendship however belong to some other category...