Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of 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 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. It
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 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.
"To be is to do" ~ Socrates
"To do is to be" ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
"Do be do be do" ~ Frank Sinatra
"Sometimes, business decisions must be based not on economics,
but on what is right." ~ Ivan Howes
