How Common is common sense?
@Hatley (163781)
Garden Grove, California
November 8, 2015 3:41pm CST
R eading some post about how to stop getting angry I thught of my dear grandpa Rchey. He always said common sense sadly is not very common at all. Most folkds used do not to count to ten or 1 0 if you are angry or walk off and decline fighting with the other person.; If you are called a coward for not returning someone's angry tirade tell them you do not want to be sent to jail for hitting him or her or be fined a large chunk of money Then do just walk away.
He who runs away lives to fight another day or just use common sense.
12 people like this
12 responses
@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
8 Nov 15
It does seem as if fewer and fewer people use common sense
1 person likes this
@celticeagle (159710)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Nov 15
I'm not one to run away.. But, I do agree with the count to ten. Wasn't it Ben Franklin or someone like that that said that common sense ain't so common.
1 person likes this
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Nov 15
hiCEDlticeagle I think too it was /BenFranklin I use the lower yo ur voice when someone acts angry with me a s it kee ps me from ex ploding and it seems to u pset the other person to the point t hat they often say"Just for get it its okay lol.'
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
9 Nov 15
Today's generation is quite low with patience and very high with the ego. They have too many sources to vent out their anger, frustration unlike us, when we had only a very limited space to vent out.
Commonsense has always been uncommon.
1 person likes this
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Nov 15
common sense does not appear to be very common anymore
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Nov 15
@Hatley book learning is useful, but I wonder if common sense isn't more useful
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
8 Nov 15
It is best to walk way from any physical confrontations....and as for common sense, your grandpa was right.... it's not very common... lol's 
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Nov 15
yes I h ave don e that walk away several ti mes even with myu boss; who was bi polar and she even a pologized to me for losing her t emp;ert as she fo u nd out I was not the one who had done whatever it was that she was so upset about lol.
1 person likes this
@TheHorse (207188)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Nov 15
I've actually thought of that. My words would be something like, "No, Sir. I don't want to do time over you." I actually have a lot to lose. Any criminal record would probably mean no more work with younguns, no more work for CDCR, etc.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Nov 15
yes if o ne thinks of the consequences it will stop your anger even wityh a police office who seems upset as commonsense willprevail on both sides.
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
9 Nov 15
I think impulse control is sadly lacking in this world. People seem to think that they are entitled to everything they want immediately and they get violent when they don't get it.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Nov 15
hi@NeldaHoxie yes I saw a man get angry at a drive in window at my bank and getout and try to hit the teller b ut thank goodness she had a glass window between them'that was so silly theres an 800 number for all banks where y ou can talk to trouble shooter s who will straighten ou t your banking problems s o why jump; on the teller?
