My husband gets those stupid chainletters that float around the internet.  I try to avoid them but he has insisted on sending them to me and me reading them.  Most of the time I delete them but this one caught my eye so I thought I’d share.

Here’s the email:

An Obituary printed in the London Times – not a joke and

makes you think!!

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..

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