Common Sense

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Common Sense

 

Today I would like for all of us to reflect on "Common

Sense." The world, or should I say the people of this

world, particularly this generation, seem to be living

in an age when good old Common Sense doesn't make sense

anymore. My parents told me about Common Sense early in

my life and told me I would do well to call on her when

making decisions.

 

Today I read her obituary:

 

Obituary Common Sense....

 

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend,

Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No

one knows for sure how old she was since her birth

records were long lost in bureaucratic red tape. She

will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable

lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain,

why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always

fair, and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by

simple financial policies (don't spend more than you

earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not

children, are in charge).

 

Her health began to deteriorate rapidly when well

intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in

place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with

sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teen

suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch;

a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student,

only worsened her condition. Common Sense lost ground

when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they

themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly

children.

 

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten

Commandments became contraband; churches became

businesses; and criminals received a better treatment

than the victims. Common Sense took a beating when you

couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own

home and the burglar could sue you for assault. Common

Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman

failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was

hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was awarded

a huge settlement.

 

Common Sense was preceded in death by her parents,

Truth and Trust; her husband, Discretion; her

daughter, Responsibility; and her son, Reason. She is

survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights,

Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm a Victim. Not many

attended her funeral because so few realized she was

gone.

Let's all try to make some sense today and bring

Common Sense back where she belongs.

 

  -- Submitted by John Prior