What's
mainly wrong with society
today is that too many
Dirt Roads have been
paved.
There's not
a problem in America
today, crime, drugs,
education, divorce,
delinquency that wouldn't
be remedied, if we just
had more Dirt Roads,
because Dirt Roads give
character.
People that
live at the end of Dirt
Roads learn early on that
life is a bumpy ride.
That it can
jar you right down to
your teeth sometimes, but
it's worth it, if at the
end is home...a loving
spouse, happy kids and a
dog.
We wouldn't
have near the trouble
with our educational
system if our kids got
their exercise walking a
Dirt Road with other
kids, from whom they
learn how to get along.
There was
less crime in our streets
before they were paved.
Criminals
didn't walk two dusty
miles to rob or rape, if
they knew they'd be
welcomed by 5 barking
dogs and a double barrel
shotgun.
And there
were no drive by
shootings.
Our values
were better when our
roads were worse!
People did
not worship their cars
more than their kids, and
motorists were more
courteous, they didn't
tailgate by riding the
bumper or the guy in
front would choke you
with dust & bust your
windshield with rocks.
Dirt Roads
taught patience.
Dirt Roads
were environmentally
friendly, you didn't hop
in your car for a quart
of milk you walked to the
barn for your milk.
For your
mail, you walked to the
mail box.
What if it
rained and the Dirt Road
got washed out? That was
the best part, then you
stayed home and had some
family time, roasted
marshmallows and popped
popcorn and pony rode on
Daddy's shoulders and
learned how to make
prettier quilts than
anybody.
At the end
of Dirt Roads, you soon
learned that bad words
tasted like soap.
Most paved
roads lead to trouble,
Dirt Roads more likely
lead to a fishing creek
or a swimming hole.
At the end
of a Dirt Road, the only
time we even locked our
car was in August,
because if we didn't some
neighbor would fill it
with too much zucchini.
At the end
of a Dirt Road, there was
always extra springtime
income, from when city
dudes would get stuck,
you'd have to hitch up a
team and pull them out.
Usually you
got a dollar...always you
got a new friend...at the
end of a Dirt Road!
~by
Paul Harvey~
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