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!
