Goodbye Common Sense

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 by. Today I read his obituary.

Please join me for a
moment of silence in remembrance. For Common Sense had served us all so
well for so many generations.

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 legally 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.