Highways, Roads, Paths and Trails

We all are going somewhere, in some manner, at some speed. I wonder if you could zoom out far enough, if it would all make sense.

AC/DC sings about being on a Highway to Hell. They must be intent on getting there. If Hell was my destination, I’d hitchhike down this highway and forget to stick my thumb out. Tom Cochrane relates life to a highway. He must do it different than me, because half the time I’m going backwards.

Then there’s the proverbial fork in the road. The road less travelled. We all know it’s never that easy, it’s at best a traffic circle with exit signs in a foreign language. if the choice was always one way or another, I’d like to think we’d get it right 50% of the time. Most of us don’t. We all want to take the road less taken. No one plans to end up in gridlock. There is also a road that leads to Hell, it’s paved with good intentions. All roads lead to Rome, so I guess we’ve found Hell.

Paths are great. By nature they are less travelled. They also limit the mode of transportation on them. I can’t think of any reference to Hell, but if it leads there, you won’t see the AC/DC tour bus rolling down it. Paths still take you somewhere. A path can also be a visual of where you have come from, and where you are headed.

Lastly, my favourite, trails. Trails lead to no particular destination in my mind. They are what you get off of any of the above to go down. You don’t know what’s down them. Unexpected things are around every turn. Along these trails you might meet another soul, as off the beaten path as you. Maybe you stop and talk for a while. Trails are seasonal, temporary, but without a doubt the best to travel down. It’s a trail that pulls you to Heaven. At least Heaven on earth.

If you read this far, thank you.

Tris