Common Sense is dead

R.I.P.

 
 Today we mourn the passing of a beloved
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>old friend, Common Sense,
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>who has been with us for many years.
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>No one knows for sure how old he was,
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>since his birth records were lost long ago
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>lost in bureaucratic red tape.
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>He will be remembered as having cultivated
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>such valuable lessons as knowing
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>when to come in out of the rain,
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>why the early bird gets the worm,
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>life isn't always fair,
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>and maybe it was my fault.
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>Common Sense lived by simple,
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>sound financial policies
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>(don't spend more than you earn)
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>and reliable parenting strategies
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>(adults, not children, are in charge).
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>His health began to deteriorate rapidly
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>when well intentions but overbearing
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>regulations were set in place.
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>Reports of teens suspended from school
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>for using mouthwash after lunch;
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>and a teacher fired for reprimanding
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>an unruly student,
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>only worsened his condition.
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>Common Sense lost ground
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>when parents attacked teachers for doing
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>the job they themselves failed to do,
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>in disciplining their unruly children.
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>It declined even further
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>when schools were required
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>to get parental consent to administer
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>Panadol, sun lotion or a
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>Band Aid to a student -
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>but could not inform the parents
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>when a student became pregnant and
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>wanted to have an abortion.
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>Common Sense lost the will to live
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>as the Ten Commandments became
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>contraband,
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>churches became businesses,
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>and criminals received better
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>treatment than their victims.
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>Common Sense took a beating
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>when you couldn't defend yourself
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>from a burglar in your own home
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>and the burglar can sue you for assault.
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>Common Sense finally gave up the will
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>to live after a woman failed to realize that
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>a steaming cup of coffee was hot.
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>She spilled a little in her lap,
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>and was promptly awarded
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>a huge settlement.
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>Common Sense was preceded in death by
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>his parents, Truth and Trust;
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>his wife, Discretion;
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>his daughter, Responsibility;
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>and his son, Reason.
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>He is survived by three step-brothers;
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>I Know My Rights,
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>Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm A Victim.
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>Not many attended his funeral because
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>so few realized he was gone.
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>If you still remember him,
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>pass this on.
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>If not, join the majority and do nothing.