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As I struggle through the onslaught, (or rather the war), of the PA primary taking place today, and struggle through the constant barrage of ridiculous, overbearing and mostly untruthful campaign ads for these liberal Democrat candidates, I got to thinking about Common Sense. And then I was reminded that Mr. Common Sense is deceased..... he has passed away.
These people who want to be our leaders should be remembering Mr. Sense yet are not. And yet while we're allowing this to happen, well, it's quite apparent that most of the rest of us have forgotten Mr. Sense as well...shame on us! But for as much as I would just love to make this all about two people that I truly consider to be completely void of Common Sense; I can't. And I have to admit also that even for those of us who try hard to abide by the attitudes, the decencies and the lifestyles that Common Sense had always provided for us, even we struggle sometimes with Mr. Sense.
Try as we might in this day of brutal cynicism and senseless anger, of right and left and right and wrong, of condemnations and finger pointing, and of a world seemingly gone awry; we still have to realize and come to terms with the fact that we too lose our sense of Common Sense. It's time now to somehow resurrect the oh-so valuable ideals of Common Sense and the high moral ground that this country once possessed because of Mr. Sense. This came to me from a gentleman who reminded me of the sad passing of Common Sense.
London Times Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense.
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 Aspirin 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 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.'
I thought very highly of this piece and appreciated how succinct it is, I also realized that a number of Mr. Common Sense's traits and characteristics were left out. Nevertheless....I think that most of us can fairly easily figure out what those are and what they used to mean to us.
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