Goodbye Common Sense

My dad forwarded this email to me. I find it applicable to today's society and the problems we are facing as a whole. It's kind of laughable that many of our problems stem from the lack of personal responsibility and, well, lack of common sense. I hope when I become a teacher that I can re-instill these qualities in our children...hopefully it won't be too late for our country by then.

My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me Iwould do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he wasalways around in my early years but less and less as time passed byuntil today I read his obituary. Please join me in a moment of silencein remembrance. For Common Sense had served us all so well for so manygenerations.
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, whohas been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he wassince his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons asknowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets theworm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend morethan you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not childrenare in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned butoverbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boycharged with sexual harassment for kissing a class mate; teens suspendedfrom school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired forreprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing thejob they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.It declined even further when schools were required to get parentalconsent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to astudent; but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnantand wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments becamecontraband ; churches became businesses; and criminals received bettertreatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from aburglar 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 torealize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little inher lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; hiswife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. Heis survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is toBlame, and I'm a Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. Ifyou still remember him pass this on. If not, join the majority and donothing.