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 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!
(Source: http://www.inspire21.com/stories/educationstories)
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