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- 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, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.
- He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights
- I Want It Now
- Someone Else Is To Blame
- 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.
- Source: The London Times
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