Mr. Common Sense

[roadkill]

My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me

I

would do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he was

always

around in my early years but less and less as time passed until today I

read

his 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 he was since

his

birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

 

 

He 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,

sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable

parenting strategies (adults, not children are in charge).

 

 

His 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; teens suspended

from

school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for

reprimanding

an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

 

 

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the

job

they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It

declined even further when schools were required to get parental

consent to

administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student; but

could

not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to

have an

abortion.

 

 

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became

contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better

treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you

couldn't

defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can 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 promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was

preceded

in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his

daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.

 

 

He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is

to

Blame, and I'm a Victim.

 

 

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If

you

still remember him pass this on. If not, join the majority and do

nothing.

 

 

Author unknown

[JohnGalway]

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became

contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better

treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you

couldn't

defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can sue

you

for assault.

 

RIP