We read in Holy Scripture: But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” (Matthew 12: 48) One might think that the answer would be fairly obvious in the sense that our true brothers and sisters must be those that live in accordance and in obedience to that law, which is immutable and ever just--which is God's law. Yet, many people as well as civilizations have not taken this practical wisdom to heart, and thereby live their lives in a manner which reflects that their brother and sister is really no more than their own self, and deliberately work in cliques with others of the same mindset to benefit their selves, at the expense of others, in whole.
There are plenty of ways to define human beings, of which, many people believe, for instance that those that are native born within the United States, are thereby Americans. Yet, if being an American was a simple as simply being born here, or of becoming a naturalized citizen, then America would be a country of peace, harmony, and good will for all; but even the most cursory of looks indicates that America isn't that way whatsoever, and that in reality what is necessary to be considered to be an American represents diametrically different things to different people. The reason that this is the case is that so many people that are citizens of America are nearly clueless as in their understanding of what it truly means to be an American; though, such has been written clearly for us in our Declaration of Independence, and thereafter formalized within our Constitution. So that, a person that is truly an American, would believe wholeheartedly that everyone, without exception in this country, is entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and that further that this is an egalitarian society, of which each of us stands on our own merits, with laws equally applied and enforced for all, and that all are thereby entitled to be fairly judged by those that are their peers.
So too, while each of us has our familial blood relatives, that deserve our respect, love, and concern; to believe that just those that are our relatives, no matter their merits or demerits, are the only ones deserving of that love is a false construct, for the forgiveness and compassion that we so readily provide for family members, is only fair and sensible, if we also provide a fair amount of the same to those that are not our blood relatives, for to treat one group of people in a more favorable manner, solely because of their blood relationship to us, is not inclusive, but exclusive. Rather, our true responsibility, above all else, is to fully comprehend that we are all children of the very same God, of which, because each one of us has the same Father that it so follows that all of us, are truly brothers and sisters to one another; and that those that are on the pathway of knowing and thereby adhering to God's law, have a formal duty to recognize that we are all in this very same thing, together, in which we have a sacred responsibility to help those that are the least amongst us, for these are ever our fellow brothers and sisters, that though they be lost, they need be found.