VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
SEPTEMBER
2008
Common Sense
Submitted By Robert Kuenzli
I
met Mr. Common Sense early in my life and he told me I would
do well to call on him when making decisions.
It seems he was always around in my early years but less and less as time passed
by.
Today I read his obituary.
Please join me for a moment of silence in remembrance.
For Common Sense had served us all so well for so many generations.
Obituary
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 earn)
and reliable parenting 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 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.
Common
Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they
themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children. It declined even further when schools were required to get
parental consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a
student; but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and
wanted to have an abortion.
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 took a beating when
you couldn't legally defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the
burglar can 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
three stepbrothers;
I Know my Rights, 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
Forwarded By Robert Kuenzli
