Paths Are Deserts

Have you ever noticed that a path on a mountain never allows itself to be covered with vegetation or life? Endlessly we are asked to become part of a path. Is that someone's way of saying, "Get back to the desert!" A path seems lonely. Lonely in 2015 doesn't sound like a game based on fun and exploration. What are we doing when we say, "I'm on a journey. Its part of the path. This is the walk that God wants me on." Are we searching for shortcuts through the forest?