Philosophy of life

Sometimes, I wonder as to who is the closest to thyself. Who on the Earth has the stamina meaning patience to take you as you are; accept you in total i.e as a whole personality with all your strengths, shortcomings, mood swings, accomplishments, failures and so on. Is it your parents, siblings, friends, life partner, children, relatives? I think no one. All are with you to a limit. Who accepts you is you, yourself ; you are yourself your teacher; you learn with the ongoing years of life to accept yourself as you are; to instill change in yourself where and when required in order to carry on with preferably calm journey of life. So I conclude man himself is his best friend, critic and catalyst of himself. If anyone agrees.........