Well-devoted readers, if I am going to be one-hundred percent transparent with you, I never saw myself getting to this point in life. A senior in college. Some may say I officially reached unc status, which, for my peers who are also graduating this year, just know I didn’t say that.
However, let’s talk about something that has been giving me the ick ever since school started. Why does no one have common sense anymore?
Now what do I mean by this? First thing, whenever you’re walking on the sidewalk with a friend or a group of friends, and someone is walking the opposite way. The best thing to do is move over and allow the other people to continue on their way, but no. I guess that is not a thing anymore?
Another example is whenever you’re driving out of a parking lot: maybe don’t speed through the parking lot; maybe don’t drive in the middle, especially when you see a car coming your way or coming into the parking lot.
Here’s another one: maybe instead of thinking something isn’t occupied, like maybe the pool tables on campus, the booths/tables, anything else of the sort, you ask around this very simple question: “Hey, are you using this?” or something along those lines.
But the more obvious ones are: making sure you don’t leave your laundry in the laundry room, picking up your trash, patience, don’t go into other people’s rooms without their permission and the list goes on and on.
The moral of the story is, maybe we need to bring common sense back. I’m not asking for everyone to suddenly become a perfect human being who never makes a mistake. Because trust me, I make plenty of mistakes on a daily basis sometimes. I’m just asking for awareness of your surroundings and, more importantly, the people around you.
We live in a world where everyone is constantly on their phones, rushing to their next class or just trying to get somewhere in general or simply living in their own little bubble. This does not mean the world around you disappears.
The funny thing about this is that common sense does not require a college degree, a tutorial or even a 30-minute lecture from your parents, but instead it requires thinking.
