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Today
we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, by the name of Common
Sense. Common Sense lived a long life but died in the United States
from heart failure on the beginning of the new millennium.
No one really knows how old he was, since his birth records were
long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He selflessly devoted
his life to service in schools, hospitals, homes, factories, helping
folks get jobs done without fanfare and foolishness. For decades,
petty rules, silly laws, and frivolous lawsuits held no power
over Common Sense.
He was credited with cultivating such valued lessons as to know
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), reliable parenting strategies (the
adults are in charge, not the kids), and it’s okay to come
in second.
A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression,
and the Technological Revolution, Common Sense survived cultural
and educational trends including body piercing, whole language,
and “new math.”
But his health declined when he became infected with the “If-it-only-helps-one-person-
it’s-worth-it” virus. In recent decades his waning strength
proved no match for the ravages of well intentioned, but overbearing
regulations. He watched in pain as self-serving lawyers and politicians
ruled good people.
His health rapidly deteriorated when schools endlessly implemented
zero-tolerance policies. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged
with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, a teen suspended
for taking a swig of mouthwash after lunch, and a teacher fired
for reprimanding an unruly student only worsened his condition.
It declined even further when schools had to get parental consent
to administer aspirin to a student but could not inform the parents
when a female student was pregnant or wanted an abortion.
Finally, Common Sense lost his will to live as the Ten Commandments
became contraband, Churches became businesses, criminals, received
better treatment than their victims, and federal judges stuck
their noses in everything from the Boy Scouts to professional
sports.
Finally, when a woman, failed to realize that a steaming cup of
coffee was hot, was awarded a huge settlement, Common Sense threw
in the towel.
As the end neared, Common Sense drifted in and out of logic, but
was kept informed of developments regarding questionable regulations,
such as those for low flow toilets, rocking chairs, and stepladders.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust;
his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son,
Reason. Two stepbrothers survive him: My Rights, and Ima Whiner.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
Taken from the internet, Author unknown