Somewhere along the line, man has lost his humanity. The need to belittle or lower the value of others is man's response to his lack of self-worth. The spirit is broken. A simple example: A man buys a young horse from a neighbour. He cannot ride this animal since it has not been taught to accept the weight of the man on his back. So the man proceeds to "break" his new horse in. The techniques he uses are cruel and inhumane. He whips the animal, demands respect of the animal and finally "breaks" the animal's spirit so that he may ride him. If he had approached this animal with respect, developed a relationship with him first, the "breaking in" wouldn't have been so harsh. The man wanted to have control over a dumb animal. No consideration was given to the possibility that this animal deserved respect as all living creatures do.