"It's Common Sense!" Or... There's Nothing "Common" About Sense
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0.000 HBD"It's Common Sense!" Or... There's Nothing "Common" About Sense
<html> <p>In a sense, the heading says it all.</p> <p>As I wander through life, I find myself watching people and what they attempt to do... and I think to myself "<em>OMG! What are they DOING? They could be doing it this other way instead... that's just common sense!</em>"</p> <p> <div class="pull-left"> <p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/XSltyvB.jpg" alt="YellowFlower" /><br /> <em>Yellow flower... a weed in our lawn</em></p> </div> </p> <p>Of course, the truth is that just because something makes sense to <em>me</em> doesn't mean that it makes sense to anyone else.</p> <p>In fact, things that make sense to me <em>seldom</em> make sense to the rest of the world... except in an "<em>after the fact</em>" sort of way when people end up scratching their heads and saying "<em>Yanno, if we'd done it the way he'd originally suggested, it would have been a lot less hassle.</em>"</p> <h2><em>There's Nothing "Common" About Sense...</em></h2> <p>That statement actually <em>does</em> hold true on a couple of levels.</p> <p>Many of us walk around with the belief that <em>most</em> of the world doesn't make much sense... and we see things being mismanaged, mishandled and screwed up and we make the assessment that "<em>people lack common sense,</em>" because they failed to realize that a square peg doesn't fit into a round hole. Truth be known, most people either don't <em>know</em>-- or <em>care</em>-- about how they approach half of what they undertake. That's one.</p> <p>But then there's the fact that there are loads of people in this world... and they tend to have all sorts of <em>different</em> approaches to living life... so even <em>expecting</em> there to be something "<em>common</em>" there is just plain silly. </p> <p> <div class="pull-right"> <p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/24pNRpV.jpg" alt="Lavender" /><br /> <em>Lavender in bloom</em></p> </div> </p> <p>Maybe <em>I'm</em> the one who's messed up for thinking there is a "<em>common</em>" approach to <em>anything</em>. Then again, I could be right because I had "critical thinking" pounded into my head since age five. And-- last but not least-- my lifetime of striving for "efficiency" in all things is informed by my natural inclination to be a lazy bum.</p> <h2><em>IS There a "Common" Sense?</em></h2> <p>Some years ago, our sons were very excited about going to a particular concert at a club in Chicago. Of course, when they got there, they discovered that it was an "adults only" venue, so the 20-year old couldn't get in. In my world "common sense" would dictate establishing such facts before you even consider buying tickets. </p> <p>A friend of our found the most amazing refrigerator for a steal of a price on Craigslist. "Common sense" would dictate that you-- especially as a 40-something adult-- measure the size of your door openings before buying a fridge it then turns out you can't get into your house. </p> <p>Another person I know was lamenting that she lost money on what was clearly a <em>very</em> risky investment. In spite of knowing that, she was still completely surprised at the loss. "Common sense" means taking the time to fully understand what you're getting into... </p> <p>But are such things <em>really</em> common sense? Or are we just looking at examples of people having different life experiences-- leading them to know some things, and not others... no matter <em>how</em> "common" we may feel they are?</p> <p><em><strong>What do YOU think?</strong></em> Is there such a thing as "<em>common sense</em>," or is everything just a bunch of "<em>individual</em>" sense? Do you sometimes wonder how otherwise functionally adult people can <em>not know</em> certain things that seem very basic to you? Do you think it's just the result of different life experiences? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- start the conversation!</p> <p><em>(As usual, all text and images by the author, unless otherwise credited. This is original content, created expressly for Steemit)</em></p> </html>
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