postmodern.rb

class Object
  def path path
    object = self
    path.split(
    path.split("/").each do |part|
      if object.respond_to? part.to_sym
        object = object.send(part.to_sym)
      else
        return nil
      end
    end
    object
  end
end

require "ostruct"
item = OpenStruct.new
item.meh = OpenStruct.new
item.meh.bleh = OpenStruct.new
item.meh.bleh.hello = "That\'s the way AHAH AHAH"

p item.path("meh/bleh/hello")