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by Paul Harvey
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 learnt 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 marshmellows 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 neighbour 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!
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