Obituary: Common Sense
We
received this in an email and it really hit home for us, I imagine
for many of us it will.
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. It seems she was always around in my early years
but less and less as time passed by. Today I read her obituary.
Please join me in 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 she was
since her birth records were long ago 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, sound 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 like: 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 her condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing
the job the parents themselves failed to do in disciplining their
unruly children.
She
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 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.
If you
still remember her, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do
nothing.
This was an email I received not sure of the author. Copyright
remains with the author.
