An Obituary printed in the London Times..... Absolutely Brilliant !!
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 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.
If you still remember him, pass this
on.
If not, join the majority and do
nothing.
~
