Common Sense

There is nothing in life that is more note-worthy than good ol' fashion common sense. There are some people, as we would see day by day, seem to lack the common sense it would take to wake up in the morning. Most of us while reading this will even think of someone in particular when we think of people who lack common sense. But what do we mean by common sense and is it something truly common?

Generally, as we perform rudimentary tasks throughout the day it would seem almost obvious what things we would need to do to finish a task. Simple things are normally in the common sense category. Things like sweeping the floor, how to use a straw, or sharpening a pencil. It would seem almost ironic for someone to ask how to do these tasks and it is frustrating when they do it wrong.

In my mind, common sense isn't something that is naturally endowed in the human mind, but it is the manner of thinking that is cultivated in the mind, the ability to look at a task a see how things must naturally come together. To see the relations between objects might seem harder than necessary for the infant or even the adult, the mind seems to make the connections without our conscious thought. These connections, the ones which are solved before our knowing how to work the mechanism, is common sense.

But why do people seem to lack this common sense? That's an easy question when you really start to think about it. We've come to some point in the human condition where some people are allowed to be tolerated in their inability to the point where the burden is placed on us to fill their needs. They do not develop the basic, concrete understanding necessary to survive on their own.

It is not my place, nor can I know, where people with these skills will end up. Things can happen everyday which seem to open our eyes to some new possibilities which we can undertake to learn how the world works. We see it in commercials everyday as if it is almost routine. Someone is given a simple task that they do not know how to perform because they've never done it themselves.

Now, my goal in posting this is not to inspire people to seek out people and knock some common sense into their skulls. My goal is to inspire people to look deeper and try to look out for new possibilities and try to make the connections necessary to make progress in their lives both personally and professionally. Don't dwell on the people who don't seem to have common sense, but don't coddle them either. Everyone should seek opportunities to increase their intuition. Take advantage of your senses and surpass the common.