You are a good friend and truly the solution to the problem is simply people looking for the people in their lives that are struggling and being there for them, its amazing what just a little acknowledgment from a friend (or even a stranger) can do for someone.

One day I was at a store checking out and the attendant was rather brusk and didn't seem particularly friendly, but he was wearing a watch that I liked and I simply stated that I liked his watch and he lit up, the whole dynamic changed in an instant. I wasn't trying to be nice I literally just liked his watch but after seeing how he opened up and changed after that statement I realized just how much joy can be created with a simple compliment. I try to genuinely compliment people more often now.