Sincerity and Authenticity: Why Don’t Young People Forgive Hypocrisy?

The belief placed by toddlers in what they are told by adults, especially their parents, could move mountains. As years go by, however, children discover that the image of the world they have been presented with often differs from reality. Children have to face new and unfamiliar rules that are observed in kindergarten and school. The greatest disappointment, however, is experienced by adolescents who notice that the ideals proclaimed by adults are often just slogans that have nothing to do with reality. The anger which then forms in a teenager’s mind is actually the result of grief that is repressed and inappropriately addressed.