So if their fate changed from having a lot of things and possession to being poor and left with almost nothing, that's really bad but it is them that have made such silly decisions.
Of course, people who lose a lot of money or even assets are people who I think have high hopes for gambling, because they dare to take big risks by risking what they have for something that is actually not certain.
As you're saying, if they are our close friends we can't just push them away when they're in need. But learning the hardest ways with how we're going to approach them will also matter as a sign of tough love.
we should always show how we care about our friends but in a loving way, sometimes this is hard, of course, but truth is better than lying any day of the week
if a foundation of a relationship is being honest with each other it will be easier to solve emotional problems that can arrive
like let's say your wife or husband spending the kids school payment on a parlay