" Having Responsible Fun Rule " by Susan Pearl

As a rule of thumb about having fun,
It's alright to have fun
     as long as responsibilities are not left undone.

We do have a responsibility to our self and to others, too,
    and fun should stay within the limit of what we know to be true,
After having fun too many people have wept
    because responsibilities to themselves and to others were not kept.
Misfortunes happen, for sure, but in the blink of an eye the odds increase and scales tip towards
    the direction of an irresponsible act-and that is why-
Since we all are human, imperfect, we all make mistakes and have shortcomings,
    accidents do happen along life's way,
And all of these possibilities are in constant motion day after day,
Everyone brings strengths and flaws to the picture of our surroundings that we see,
So we don't need to add more problems by adding irresponsibility.

As a rule of thumb about having fun,
It's alright to have fun
    as long as responsibilities are not left undone.