You ok?

I guess I am brought up in en environment where nobody really bothers to ask how I am, except whether I have eaten or not.
But this is no excuse for me to care and ask about how my loved ones and friends are doing.
Simply because there is no outcry doesn't mean that they are not going through a rough patch. On the contrary, they pretty much pretend nothing's really gone very wrong when they are going though a rough patch. It's almost japanese(no offence to the culture).
Then again, I don't really expect them to always come out to me presenting their problems. I'm perhaps not the sort of person in their eyes to best offer advice or help. So lest I have an urgent piece to give, I think silence would be gold. Just be there and be ready--this, I promise.