The Fallen

Not long ago someone remarked to me on how distressed they were that a leader they had looked up to had failed quite badly. I won't give the circumstances or details, but had to acknowledge that it is hard to bear. If you admire someone for their integrity and that integrity is compromised, then you feel betrayed. Whether that person has committed a crime, broken a trust or fallen into immorality, then you feel they have failed you as much as anyone else, and whatever cause they espoused suff...