Common sense tells us a lot of the things that we’re suppose to know in life. Like don’t touch the hot pan on the top of the stove, don’t stick your finger in an electrical socket, don’t do stupid things that will undoubtedly get you into trouble with people everywhere and that some things just aren’t worth having. Unfortunately, it seems like a lot of people were born without the common sense most of us have today and never picked it up throughout their lives.

On Saturday, I was working at my house, trying to pull a small shelf off the wall. However, the shelf was held on with nails the size of tennis balls, and during the process, I inadvertently smacked myself in the face with the hammer. It hurt, a lot, but I learned a lesson, and now I know I’ll make sure I’m securely out of the range of that hammer.

Unfortunately, it seems like many people don’t get those easy lessons. Instead, they continue to stay in the same place and repeatedly let that hammer smack them right in the face.