common sense
So, I found out last night that I had accidentally stolen almost all of my brother's chocolate. You may wonder how this could have happened. Well, you see, he left it all on the counter, so how was I supposed to know it wasn't public chocolate? At any rate, now I have to pay him back, evidently.
The moral of this story is: I like chocolate. Therefore, if you buy chocolate, don't leave it in public places, because I will find it and eat it all. Or, possibly I will find it, decide I don't want to eat it all at that moment, and hide it somewhere (e.g. under the bed, in a shoe, beneath a stack of other things) to ensure that no one else comes and eats it. You see, I prepare for the worst-case scenario, which, in this case, is "people want to steal your food omg." So, yeah. My argument was that I didn't have to pay him back because lack of common sense shouldn't be rewarded, but the mother says that doesn't fly. Whatevs, it was good chocolate.
The moral of this story is: I like chocolate. Therefore, if you buy chocolate, don't leave it in public places, because I will find it and eat it all. Or, possibly I will find it, decide I don't want to eat it all at that moment, and hide it somewhere (e.g. under the bed, in a shoe, beneath a stack of other things) to ensure that no one else comes and eats it. You see, I prepare for the worst-case scenario, which, in this case, is "people want to steal your food omg." So, yeah. My argument was that I didn't have to pay him back because lack of common sense shouldn't be rewarded, but the mother says that doesn't fly. Whatevs, it was good chocolate.