Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend,
> Mr. Common Sense. Mr.
> Sense had 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
> value lessons as knowing when to come in out of
the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that
life isn't always fair. Common Sense lived by
simple, sound financial
policies (don't spend more than you earn) and
> reliable parenting strategies
> (adults, not kids, are in charge).
> His health began to rapidly deteriorate 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.
> Mr. Sense declined even further when schools were
> required
> to get parental consent to administer aspirin
> to a student; but, could not inform the parents when
> a student became pregnant and wanted to have an
> abortion.
> Finally, 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 finally gave up the ghost after a woman
> failed to realize that
> a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a bit
> in her lap, and was
> awarded
> a huge financial 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 two stepbrothers;
My Rights and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.