I always wondered, as a child, why is common sense so called. I mean, common sense is actually not so "common"! Most people find it absolutely uncommon to use common sense especially in situations where the usage becomes utmost necessary. What I have noticed is that uncommon people tend to have more of common sense. Or to put it differently, when a person, common or uncommon, uses some logic untaught, which some other persons at an equivalent level as his/her find rather difficult to apply, then that logic is later termed as common sense.
But does that mean that person is more intelligent than others! Well, that's a subjective question, subjected to personal thinking. I personally think common sense has nothing to do with intelligence. Application of common sense is a subjective issue.
Let’s assume 3 persons- A, B and C. These three are subjected to 3 different situations. In situation 1, A and B draw out some logic based on their thought procedure and it proves very helpful for them to come off the situation with success. C later takes the path taken by A and B to his rescue. In situation 2, B can only apply his common sense and in situation 3, only A can. Does that mean C is the dumb person of the three? Not necessarily. May be there is yet another situation, where A and B find it very difficult for the blossoming sense to their rescue but C can. C rather gets it in a jiffy.
As per me, that is how common sense works. It always is there but it blazes only as per the situation or so to say as how we perceive the situation. If we see the common ness of the situation with other situations, that is when the so called common sense becomes the soul of the solution. What I mean to say is, rather than thinking every problem as just one of its kind and making it appear exclusive, if we take it as just some other trivial issue, then the solution will also seem to be just there and come as easily. I am not saying no to go for innovative ways of solving a problem. What I am referring to is the quantitative part. Qualitative portion of a problem and its solution will, of course, differ from person to person- which is based purely on how the common sense is applied in an uncommon way.
Everything in life is just like life itself. We are what we want to be. If we take into account the 'common'ness of problems (the frequency and amplitude part of it mostly) the way to solve it will just be a few moments away- because somewhere in our subconscious we would be knowing that since this is common, we have dealt with such types of situation and we have a way out - and that is the moment common sense plays its part. But think what would have happened if the 'uncommon'ness would have been perceived significantly. Our subconscious would never play its part; we would have concentrated harder and common sense would have been diminutive and ultimately the perception of the quantitative would affect the qualitative part of the issue.
Life has its teachings in every aspect. It has always taught to see at the brighter side, for there is no vision possible in the dark. Hope is the key to the good things. Hope is the key to the beauty of the good. If there is hope, life will be beautiful and good. Good is wonderful, always!
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"Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen."
-Albert Einstein
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