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 road
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.