"Common
sense is uncommon" is a popular saying. I think good sense is equally
uncommon. I mean, just look at us! We search for love but want it on our terms.
When we have an issue with someone, we want the other person to come forward in
reconciliation. We can prolong a simple misunderstanding indefinitely, being
miserable and making another person equally miserable. But each one would
rather convert themselves into a bunch of knots rather than forgive, forget and
give a loving hug to each other. We are so funny that we will seethe in anger
for years on a small issue ( of course, we amplify it to look humongous) but
will not call it quits and move on.
Family
feuds, sibling rivalry, petty comparisons... you name it and they are rampant
and ultimately to what end? To lose valuable relationships and turn away from
your own near and dear ones? To refuse to communicate to iron out hurts and misunderstandings?
Only human beings can live with so much self promoted negativity, forgetting
all the good times shared, the loving moments shared. More often than not, everything
boils down to the "I am the one who is right" syndrome.
So,
tell me. Isn't good sense uncommon?
I remember the story of the man who sat on
the branch of a tree to cut some wood for fire and was cutting the very branch
he was sitting on without the good sense that he would fall and break a few
bones. If we look within us, we can see many such broken bones but would we
admit that? NO, sure...we still boast of having good sense, you see!
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
