Respect, where did it go?

We were always raised to have respect for your elders, and I carry that thought with me today. I respect my elders, those with more experience than I, those that I love and anyone else who deserves it.

So, when you are down to the bottom of your barrel and someone has had to pick you up and carry you, how can you not respect them? This is a question that has been running through my mind lately as I see life unfold.

I see it in one occasion in particular, and it just irks me to no end. This person was as far down as they could go and someone helped them out, but not only that, they continue to help them out. Not a thank you, a helping hand or anything. Instead there is attitude, snide remarks, disrespect and no thought of what those other people have given up and sacrificed to help.

I am just asking that anyone who reads this please give respect where it is due, and if it is long overdue, make up for it.