~*Dirt Roads*~
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 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 afishing 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.
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