I would like to start my first blog with something I found many years ago. It took my fancy when I first heard it and it still brings a smile to my face.
This is a brilliantly written piece and reflects the way the world has gone on rules, laws, governing bodies and the breakdown of the family unit.
The family unit was where many years ago, certain ideas about morals, ethics, common sense and common decency used to be taught. These days with the parents both having to work so the children can ‘keep up with – not only with the Jones’s - but with the marketing of anything new and electronic’ , I watch as generation after generation lose their grip on what used to be called Common Sense.
Today I see too many people ready to blame everybody and everything for whatever situation that they find themselves in. Never willing to look a little closer to home to where the real problem may lie.
One institution and it’s members were quick on the uptake of this human failure. Solicitors and Lawyers have a lot to answer for. With their eyes on peoples hip pockets, their quick ideas and their quick tongues they have not only convinced the population but the Government Law makers as well. Rest assured, that if you find your self in a situation you don’t like, a lawyer will find the culprit.
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 failed to do in disaplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an Elastoplast 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 Ten Commandments became contraband; 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; along with his daughter and son, Responsibility and 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.
