An Untimely Death

How sad but true this is:

My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me Iwould do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he wasalways around in my early years but less and less as time passed by. Today I read his obituary. Please join me in a moment of silence inremembrance, for Common Sense had served us all so well for so manygenerations.

Obituary
Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, whohas been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he wassince his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. Hewill be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowingwhen to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, lifeisn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend morethan you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not childrenare in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned butoverbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boycharged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspendedfrom school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired forreprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing thejob they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.It declined even further when schools were required to get parentalconsent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a Band-Aid to a student,but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant andwanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live when religions became businesses andcriminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sensetook a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in yourown home and the burglar can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed torealize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little inher lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; hiswife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. Heis survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is toBlame, and I'm a Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

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