Failing With Someone

This should be a short note, but I was thinking about the idea of long term business partners and relationships in general. I came to the conclusion that the truest test of a relationship is going through failure together with someone else. I think if a relationship can survive mutual failure, it is not only stronger as a result, but it should be reasonable to conclude that the relationship can achieve mutual success on a higher level. So I come to the conclusion that if you want to work someone to succeed in something, take a moment to think through the relationship surviving failure. If you can run through a burning house tied together, you will have no problem winning together.