You know they say that blood is thicker than water, but that's not necessarily true. Now if you are like me you grew up with this quote drilled in your head as Family before anything else. However, that's not the true meaning of the quote. The full quote is “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb”. That translates to the bonds you make being more important than the Family you were born into. That would also explain why most people of the world say people will turn against you in the following order:
1) Family 2) Friends 3) The rest of the world
Now I'm not trying to say to treat your family like shit. I am trying to say that you should never expect them to treat you fairly. It seems that most families in today's world will use each other until they are not needed anymore. When that happens they will stop caring about that Family member. They will not even care if they hurt that Family member either. Most Families will not even see the pain they cause each other until it's too late.
I guess maybe that's another reason why the world is what it is. If it's not Politicians fighting for power over people then it's the Corporations fighting for power over people. If it's not Corporations fighting for power over people then it's Families fighting each other. If it's not Families fighting each other then it's people killing other people because they can. I could keep going, but I think I made my point clear. It's only going to be a matter of time before people see the damage they are causing, but by the time they see it will be too late. When it gets to that point all we can do is sit back and enjoy the ride because there will be no coming back from it.