CANNDU (Community And Neighbors for Ninth District Unity)

Demise of Common Sense

JUNE 9, 2010

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of 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 value lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life is not always fair.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial polices (don't spend more than you earn), and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge). His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentional 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.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student, but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Finally, 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 finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was awarded a huge monetary settlement.

Common Sense leaves to mourn, three of his closest relatives, two have been on the endangered species list for a while now, their demise could become a reality
any day , these are Wisdom, and Knowledge, Of course, the third one Truth, declares, he will never be removed, even if "heaven and earth shall pass away"!
lcr