I knew this person well:
An Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly, rather
true.
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 can earn) and reliable 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 6-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 that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could
not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an
abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the 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 promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by
his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son,
Reason.
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
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.
5 comments:
Can common sense be brought back to life....I certainly hope so.
Many attempts have been made to resuscitate him, but to no avail. I think he was killed by the PC virus, and his step brothers may have had something to do with it as well.
I find common sense to be alive and well in a huge circle of friends and family around me. If you are referring to politically correct oddities, I understand.
But odd laws, odd interpretations of these odd laws, both of which show a complete lack of common sense, have been around for a great long time, and continue on today. They are not the domain of any one political party.
As for the step-brother, I Know My Rights, I think he is a damn good fellow, and as a board member of the ACLU of Utah, I try my best to introduce as many people to him as possible. Something called The Bill of Rights can be found in his hip pocket wherever he goes.
No political insinuation from my part was intended here. I wasn't party bashing at all.
Teresa, I didn't take it that way at all. I often add
"both political" parties because I want to underscore that I try, even though I am a Democrat, to see fault on my side as well as the other.
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