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 Elastoplast 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 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 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 his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, 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.

So true...he will be missed.


Love this post, Invisible.

Amazing. Thank you for this great post.

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Invisible, this is amazing and beautifully written, is it yours?

I mourn with you for all that all of us have lost.

No, it's not mine. I got it forwarded in my mail.

I have seen it many times before, and I still love it because it's so true.

It is indeed! Sad and true.

R.I.P.


Thanks for the share {{{Invisible}}}

I'm common!!!!!




...and have ALL my senses


(you scared the crap out of me with the thread title...)

Evidence that Common Sense is dead....

We have bigger houses but smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees, but less sense:
more knowledge, but less judgement,
more experts, but more problems,
more medicines, but less healthiness.

We have been to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet
the new neighbours.

We build more computers to hold more information
to produce more copies than ever,
but have less communication.

We have become long on quantity,
but short on quality.

These are times of fast foods,
but slow digestion.

Tall man but short of character;
steep profits, but shallow relationships.

It's a time where there is much in the window...



...but nothing in the room.


The Paradox of Our Age - The 14th Dalai Lama

Great post and sadly all true

I know you have all your senses, and some more, but...........












You are far from common.