Bhagavad Gita 1.24 · Sanjaya
Into the space between
एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्॥
evamukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhāratasenayorubhayormadhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam
Asked this by Arjuna, Krishna drove the finest of chariots into the space between the two armies.
What it means
Sanjaya tells the king that Krishna did as he was asked. Arjuna is called Gudakesha, conqueror of sleep, always alert. Krishna, Hrishikesha, master of the senses, guides the great chariot into the open ground between the armies. Now everything Arjuna feared to see is in front of him.
The story
Krishna could have kept the chariot back, sparing Arjuna the sight. He doesn't. A true friend doesn't hide hard truths. He brings Arjuna to the edge of his crisis, and stays there with him.
In your life
Think of a friend who agrees to come with you to the doctor for difficult news. They drive, they park, they walk in beside you. Be willing to go with someone to the hard place. Your presence is the gift.
Good friends go with you into the hard place.