Some make it, some break it…
Breaking a glass or for that matter anything that is fragile, makes one see things differently. The pieces refract the light differently than the whole and reveal aspects that could not have been seen otherwise. ‘Whole’ … ‘broken pieces’… A flash of memory… They say broken things bring luck. On above-the-literal level in view of the above, it makes perfect sense.
Some break it, some make it …