on being emo

it seems like of late, the attribute of being "emo", or emotional, is largely attached to the idea of being young, or more specifically, the teenage years.

i'm not really very sure why people would think this. perhaps it is down to the notion that those in the teenage years are emotionally less experienced and hence, would react in an over the top manner to something which should be more contained. or perhaps even that those younger ones, at that age, have far more gripes and concerns, this being associated with the other attribute of being angsty often labelled on them. whatever the reason, i fail to comprehend why there should be an age association related with being emotional.

are we deceiving ourselves to think that we get used to the problems and difficulties we face as we grow older? with greater age comes greater responsibility and with that comes greater severity and impact. our problems are often manifestations of significant inherent weaknesses of our character, and as we grow older, these little faultlines only grown deeper and wider to become crevices and canyons.

if then it is not that our problems have gotten boring and mundane, perhaps it is that we no longer can see ourselves dishrevelled before others, stripped of that little flimsy dignity we coccoon ourselves around year by year. the point is not that we deny others a glimpse into our frailty, rather we deny ourselves the opportunity to look deeper into our inherent problems and miss the moment to do something before it all becomes too late.