Good sense is the quality of sensible, that is, one who acts according to a logical, prudent and completely rational order. It is quite common for people who operate under politically correct standards or who have sufficient morals to carry out certain activities are called this way. The word comes from the Latin “sensatus”, a word with a common root also for “sensible” and that when adding the suffix “–ez” would become a characteristic of the personality of an individual. This, like other human emotional control skills, can help in relationships and social ascension, since they reveal the essence of "a good person."
In contrast to good sense, there is folly, the trait or quality of those who are called foolish. These individuals think and act moved by the action of the lowest instincts, in addition to strong passions. This characteristic, unlike good sense, can wreak havoc not only in the social aspect, but, if it is found in special circumstances, at the political or economic level. It should be mentioned that, according to some scholars, acting "prudently" is a social need that came as a consequence of progress, that is, the continuous abandonment of the most basic customs developed by the need for survival.
In popular culture, certain others have been published that take good sense as a central theme. This is the case of the novel Sense and sensibility (good sense and feelings), by the British Jane Austen; In this the life of the Dashwood sisters is narrated after the death of their parents, being forced to live in the countryside and desperately seek husbands of high social position. A film adaptation was made to this in 1995, with Kate Winslet as one of the protagonists.
