She shrugged. "You can be happy for someone else's good fortune, but that doesn't mean you forget your own bad luck.
No child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.
There are so many ways a family can unravel. All it takes is a tiny slash of selfishness, a rip of greed, a puncture of bad luck. And yet, woven tightly, family can be the strongest bond imaginable.