Despi□ethep□ess□r□toconfor□tosocie□a□expectationsandexcelaca□emically,□hethreefri□ndsch□oseto□ollowth□irownp□ths□The□belie□ethattruesu□cessand□ap□ine□scomefr□mp□rsu□ngon□'spas□□onsandinterests,rat□er□hanb□indlyfollowingtheh□rd. Despi□ethepressuretocon□ormtos□□ietalex□ect□tio□sand□xcelacademicall□□theth□eefriendsc□oosetofollowth□iro□npaths.T□eybeli□ve□□attruesuccessa□dhappine□scomefr□m□□rsui□□□ne□spass□on□and□□t□□ests,ratherthan□lindlyfollo□ingtheherd. Despit□t□ep□ess□reto□□nfo□mtosocieta□expe□tati□nsand□xc□□academically,thethr□efriends□h□osetof□llowtheir□wn□aths.□hey□eliev□th□ttruesuccess□nd□□ppinesscomefr□mpur□uingon□'□passionsandinte□ests,rathe□th□nbli□d□yfollowing□heherd. □espitethep□ess□r□toc□nf□rmtosocieta□ex□□ctationsand□xcelacade□ically,thethreefri□ndsc□oos□tofollow□h□ir□wnp□ths.T□eybe□ievethattr□esuccessandh□p□i□es□c□mefromp□rsuin□on□'spa□s□o□s□ndinterests,rathe□thanblin□□yfollowingthe□erd.