Family matters

I am reading Family Matters by Rohinto Mistry recently and every now and then I have to put the book down because the farce, sorrow and horror in the family drama was such that one has to take a break from it. It dawned to me how similar we humans can be when the social system is identical, in this case, the lack of an established and sound social welfare system that protects the senior citizens and guarantees them the chance to lead a decent life after they lose their earning power.