Planting Seeds of Common
Sense
17 June 2009
Volume 11, Issue 24
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With all the complex
happenings currently going on in our world, you may be just hearing the sad news
that Common Sense has died. I think I first heard the report some years ago,
but I guess it just slipped my mind.
The obituary for ÒThe Death of Common
SenseÓ was filed on March 15, 1998 by Lori
Borgman. You can find a number of places on the net for the obit, but one
of the most interesting is the link above, which has other similar tidbits from
Alan R. Miller, Emeritus Professor of Engineering at New Mexico Tech.
Since much of my writing has
to do with various sorts of common type events and personalities, as opposed to
specific unique revelations, it has recently come to my attention that rather
than being a human personality, Common Sense may indeed be an entity more
mundane. Could it be that Common Sense is really just a common seed, a seed
many would call a weed?
Reminding you of nature,
seeds may look dead, but the spark of life still remains deeply sequestered
within the protoplasm, waiting for just the right climatic conditions in which
to sprout, grow, and in due season provide a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even
one hundred fold.
I would submit that the
season for the sprouting of Common Sense is now upon us. As is the general rule,
seeds are planted in the spring, sometimes outdoors and sometimes in a
greenhouse, or cold frame. In the proper time the seeds emerge and some are
transplanted into the garden. In spite of all the best efforts of man, plants
we call weeds, do this very well without our husbandry.
The sun provides the light
and the energy for photosynthesis. Rain or human watering provides the
liquidity to make our gardens and Common Sense grow. With all the enlightened
wisdom we can muster, we think we have science on our side, but if you just
grow your garden with science you will miss the wonder of it all, the art of
passing times, passing seasons, and the joy of harvest.
Many enlightened folks
believe that Common Sense is just a primitive and noxious weed, but they fail
to understand the symbiosis within the Garden of God. Neither do they dare a
taste of the fruit of Common Sense, and hence ignore its life giving
properties.
A few people of humble
spirit understand the times and the seasons. Hence they are given seeds of
Common Sense to plant wherever their pilgrimage may take them. Some of those
seeds will take root, for Common Sense grows well in unfertile ground as well
as good soil. Common Sense grows best when it is stressed, for the tension
makes Common Sense fruit quite savory.
Besides its delectable
fruit, the leaves of Common Sense make a healing tea and a curative balm.
Common Sense bark can be ground to produce a piquant spice. Its wood is of
unquestioned strength and beauty.
So if you believe in the diverse
properties of Common Sense, fill your lifeÕs seed satchel each morning, and
broadcast the seeds wherever you adventure. While it may appear that the world
now is forever winter, really we have trouble understanding the vigor of just a
little Common Sense. For once it becomes established; Common Sense is an
evergreen growing year around.
So citizens of the world
unite, and profess the benefits of Common Sense. For as its branches mature, in
its shade can grow the precious crops of Liberty, Peace, and Freedom. They for
now are just as endangered as our personal and communal Common Sense.
Do not fear those who may
ridicule your Common Sense planting role,
For nothing ventured,
nothing gained, remains a proverb true.
LifeÕs too short and each
day too precious to be wasted.
For wisdom not derived from
Common Sense is completely and temporally obscure.
Common Sense did not die,
nor will it ever,
For as long as man walks the
earth Common Sense,
The weed to many, will
always pioneer the way secure.
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