The old saying "Blood is thicker than water" is believed to mean to keep your families closer than your friends. However this is not what the saying originally meant, it has been shortened and perverted from its original meaning and it actually means the opposite.
The full saying is, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." This can be taken in a couple ways. I personally infer it to mean that the relationship amongst warriors would be thicker than the relationship between family; which i find completely true.
Others also interpret this as the definition of covenant being an agreement and so your covenant with God should be higher than your relationship with family. I'm not well educated on topics of religion, so you can do your own research.
My thoughts in how this is related here; I see occasional posts about families that see different on current issues like the vax. It is ok if you disagree with your family and hold beliefs against the vax. Also, people here have family that have not been awakened yet and are scorned by such, its ok if you have a better relationship with other fellow digital soldiers versus people in your family that may not see what were up against.
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I've heard it put like this: "Blood shared on the battlefield is thicker than water shared in the womb" basically illustrating the bond combat soldiers have for life. It extends further to shared hardships in general. I know I feel closer to people I have suffered mutual losses with than those I did not. As well as those I have shared other life hardships with. It's an unspoken connection that builds a forever mutual respect that lasts forever.
It's why we often drift from our families. They don't live the lives we live. They don't share the hardships we faced cause they for whatever reason were not there. It also can cause a huge divide when your family members who brought hardships on themselves try to relate to your struggles that are out of your control like they have some experience.
You put this in very simple terms that i completely agree with.