From one of our valued
readers...
Dave
Nall
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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old
friend...
An
Obituary
for
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
Maybe it was my fault
Why the early bird gets the worm
Life isn't always fair
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
By his wife
Discretion
By his daughter
Responsibility
By his son
Reason
He is survived by his 5
stepbrothers...
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim
Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his
funeral because so few realized he was gone.
