Common Sense
By inertia4
@inertia4 (27960)
United States
November 27, 2015 1:25pm CST
Let me start this discussion saying that I am not a super intelligent person nor a scholar. I am just an ordinary person. Now, that said, I believe that common sense is a very important thing to have in this life. I feel this way because there are people who like to take advantage of other people. It goes deeper than common knowledge. To me common sense is like a safeguard. It helps us reason and understand things. Me, I have a wall around me that cannot be penetrated. I was always like this. I did however let my guard down when I was married because I was in love and the right thing to do was to let that other person in.
I let my guard down and things were fine for quite some time. But, the sad truth for me was, I then became vulnerable. That is a bad position to be in in any relationship. I cared too much I guess. I gave the benefit of the doubt. I knew it didn't feel right and I found out the hard way what happens. As a result of being this was, I got burned. Again, not a good position to be in.
I decided at that point to become who I once was and never look back. I built that wall back up and made it stronger. I instilled a saying that I was taught and rebuilt my common sense. I needed my protection back. So I became me once again. I actually started to feel whole again. And common sense was the one thing that helped me. I knew and I know now that common sense is very important. We need that compass to be able to navigate through this life. Not that we always make the right decisions, but it does help us see things better.
What does common sense mean to you? Do you think that common sense is important? I think so. It got me this far without getting killed in life and also got me to this point without getting burned again.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
1 Dec 15
I was told many years ago i would never be college smart, but i had enough common sense to get me by..
I took that as a compliment knowing one way or another i'd always figure things out enough to get by in everything i do..And i have...
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
1 Dec 15
@inertia4 and who wants to be behind that eight ball?..hahaha
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
2 Dec 15
@Rosekitty No one that I know. It has to hurt when that solid white cue ball comes charging ahead. LOL. Hey Now!!!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Nov 15
sad that common sense seems to be in short supply
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Lately, yes. It is sad. I grew up learning how to use my common sense. Granted, I was somewhat naive. But I learned fast. I learned ho to watch things around me, listen to things and people. And learn how to understand and read someone. It all helps in the long run.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@Jessicalynnt I agree with that. I did learn that watching and listening was my way of grasping common sense many years ago. And my father always said, believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. And I live by that.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Dec 15
@inertia4 well we all got to start somewhere, I think the common sense comes in the interpretation of things
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I think common sense is important. In the workplace it is more important than college. My sister in law was just complaining about this. I had to agree based on what I have seen. People with common sense can make decisions based on knowledge and experience. People with college rely on others and on text book experience that doesn't necessarily apply.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
20 Mar 16
This comment is off the wall and nothing more. Have you ever seen the movie her. I started watching it but then stopped half way through because I was expecting something else. It did make me think though and want to go back and watch it again sometime. - just curious
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
27 Nov 15
Yes common sense is really number one in this life.
Certain happenings in life sometimes clouds our vision, like being in love, or supposed love.
I am sorry yours was wasted.
Many people have lots of intelligence but no common sense.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
29 Nov 15
@inertia4 It is great that you found someone in this life inertia. It is so valuable. I wish I would have too. Wasted all my energy on wrong people.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@TiarasOceanView I know the feeling. I wasted 17 years on the evil ex. When I look back now I feel cheated of my time. But things are fine with me now.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
3 Dec 15
I was wondering what common sense and the wall around you had to do with each other but I think I understand now after reading the comments under mine. While my brain was working as i read I realized I've never had a wall around me. I am open for everything and everyone. I haven't been hurt (yet) but it could be because common sense is a big part of who I am. I can read people very well face to face and it makes life easier. I don't hang out with fools and live positive life.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
4 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate I don't feel that way at all. I do not give anyone anything unless I feel that they deserve to know. For me, it is as simple as that. I always believed that trust has to be earned.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
4 Dec 15
Common sense is a big part of my life also. But, when I did get married, I always believed you marry once. I never expected it to break up. And I never expected her to o what she did. I did trust her. After all, we was my wife. And that is what you're supposed to do. But I learned a lesson. So, I went right back to the person I was before I got married and no one ever since has been able to penetrate that.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Dec 15
@inertia4 I can understand what you are saying but I have a sad feeling that you are closing yourself off.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
Commons sense is important to a person . Without that he will not know what to do when in an emergency .
I can understand what you have been through . After trusting too much but failed , you will again put that wall around you so it won't happen again .
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Nov 15
Lack of common sense can kill or hurt someone especially in the workplace especially when dealing with machines, equipment, construction, law enforcement, etc......
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
30 Nov 15
@louievill I think I mentioned that common sense is within everyone. But we have to lear how to use it. So maybe locked is better. Who knows.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
28 Nov 15
@inertia4 it also got me wondering if it is really "lack" or " locked" so perhaps it's lurking there waiting to be opened, it took dad years of constantly pounding mine to get it opened and developed
, something i will never regret. I wonder how many loves, opportunities and jobs are lost daily because common sense was not put into practice.?
, something i will never regret. I wonder how many loves, opportunities and jobs are lost daily because common sense was not put into practice.?2 people like this
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Dec 15
Unfortunately, lots of people do not use their common sense!
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
4 Dec 15
@antonbunot LOL. That was funny, really. No, she is still stupid. She actually has a guy that is an out of work bum that she pays his child support for him. Go figure.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Dec 15
@inertia4 Yeah?! But wait if she has a common-law hubby now, it means she is finally using her common sense!
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
28 Nov 15
No, that has nothing to do with common sense. That is just me. I always protected myself more than the average person. Common sense is a tool. A built in tool that we all posses. Some people don't know how to use common sense. Others do very well. But some of us still get burned even with common sense. That is where the wall came in. I built that emotional wall. Not common sense.
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@crossbones27 (49381)
• Mojave, California
1 Dec 15
@inertia4 I thought your marriage was your example and think many people struggle with marriage.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@crossbones27 My marriage was a problem. The evil ex was not a nice person and made my life miserable. She lacked common sense and still does. My kids tell me all the time how she don't think right.
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@Believeinreality (20)
• Kolkata, India
28 Nov 15
Everyone wants to be themselves all in life, but, it's not so easy to stand on that idea for a long time. We need to be inspired at times when we are unable to keep with our own self i.e. "be yourself". I believe that being yourself is like using our common sense to understand and put our opinions on situations and things. So, yeah! common sense is very important if someone wants to see life being themselves and not someone else. I guess everyone understand this at some point in their life and holding this idea can only help us to get through every complex or tough situations in life.
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@JESSY3236 (19914)
• United States
1 Dec 15
I think common sense is extremely important. Sometimes I think my uncle has no common sense.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
11 Dec 15
It amazes me when I meet someone with seemingly no common sense.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Dec 15
Allkmy life I have tried to use plainold common sense asit was indeed the guide a nd to keep the golden rule always. my grandpa always told me patsie common sense is just not common anymore. like people that are guilty of a c rime acting like they are not when the old adage if it q uacks l ike a duck, swims in The water like a duck and looks like a duck then it is a duck so if the man who said he did noit steal that purse is fo und holding a ladys purse he is the thief.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
1 Dec 15
There is a limit to common sense though. There are those times that somethings just don't look as they seem. That is where we need intuition. That old gut feeling. We do have a sense of what is right or wrong. So, along with common sense we have that gut feeling. They go hand in hand.
@crossbones27 (49381)
• Mojave, California
1 Dec 15
I really think schools focus to much on books which is fine, but probably should teach common sense or bring common sense out in the youth more at an early age. They seem to skip that part for the most part.
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@Marilynda1225 (82690)
• United States
28 Nov 15
I think common sense is more important than book smarts
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
28 Nov 15
Yes common sense is vital and probably more important than people realise. I have been in meetings with academics,professors, doctors and other high profile educationalists who could not see the wood for the trees! Totally lacking in common sense but brilliant academics. I do not consider myself very clever I only know what I know but I love to learn new things!
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