"Belonging is what it means to be a family.
If parents have encouraged initiative and growth to freedom,
if children have been listened to and helped to make their own decisions,
to accept and respect others, and to be open to them,
if they have been taught to live the to-and-fro of life with others,
these children will later on be able to live other forms of belonging
and grow to maturity with greater ease.
They will be more open to others
because they will have lived trust and communion of hearts. "
Jean Vanier,
Becoming Human
