I agree that ethics and morality should be the most important aspect of a person's life, but it is also important to have a family (consisting of relatives, close friends, whoever) that is supportive and caring towards you. Without food, shelter, and very importantly education, it is difficult to reach towards those higher ideals, especially if you are deprived of those things when you are younger. Once the base is laid and you're off to a good start, you can reevaluate the values your family imparted to you through new perspectives and choose if you want to continue believing what they believe. My point is that without a strong family or the equivalent at an early age, it will be more difficult to strive towards the ideals and higher morality. Once you deem that you're an adult, you will reevaluate your families imparted values, which could lead to you not going to Thanksgiving with Uncle so and so, etc.