when you lose respect for someone...

there are a lot of people i respect. my parents for example, my closest friends, my mentor (thanks LF!) people who have fought their way through hard times in all aspects of life, health, etc. i respect people who respect me as a person.

i've come across a number of people in my past, who only respect you for what you can give them and will respect you while you are giving them what they want. then once they're done with you, they throw you out with the garbage.

then the feelings of betrayal come sweeping over you. you feel used, and you find you can't even look them in the eye again because you just can't respect them as a human being anymore.

i'm sad to say that thats happened in the past week. the person i'm talking about is a person in a position of power.

what happened to being a decent human being? i would hope that a person in a position of power would believe respect is a value to practice, and be an example to us all... would you not?