[CS-FSLUG] Drug problem....

[Fred A. Miller]

The other day, someone at a store in a small town read that a methamphetamine 
lab had been found in an old farm house in the adjoining county and he asked 
me a rhetorical question, "Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I 
were growing up?" 

"I did have a drug problem when I was a kid growing up on the farm." 

I had a drug problem when I was young: 

I was drug to church on Sunday morning. 

I was drug to church for weddings and funerals. 

I was drug to family reunions and community socials, no matter the weather. 

I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults. 

I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, 
brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the 
teacher or the preacher. Or if I didn't put forth my best effort in 
everything that was asked of me. 

I was drug to the homes of Family, Friends, and neighbors to help out some 
poor soul who had no one, to mow the yard, repair the clothesline or chop 
some fire wood, and if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as 
a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the wood shed. 

Those drugs are still in my veins; and they affect my behavior in everything I 
do, say, and think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack or heroin, and if 
today's children had this kind of drug problem, America might be a better 
place today! 

Happiness comes through doors you didn't know you left open and they were left 
open because of the basic values that you were taught.

Train up a child........Proverbs 22

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