Despite□hepressuretoc□nformtosocie□alexp□□tationsandexcelaca□e□ically,thethreefriends□hoosetof□□lo□th□irown□aths.□he□□elieveth□ttr□esuccessand□appinesscomefr□mpursu□ng□ne'□p□□sionsandin□eres□s,□ath□r□hanblindlyfollowin□theher□. Despi□eth□□r□ssuretoco□formt□societal□□pectationsandexce□academically□theth□e□□riendschoos□to□oll□wt□eirownpaths.Theybeli□□□thattr□esuccess□ndhappinessc□mefrompursui□□one's□□□s□onsa□dinte□ests,ratherth□□b□indlyfo□lowi□□theh□r□.□>□p□□es□ite□he□□□ssuretoc□nformt□□ocietale□pectationsandexcelaca□emi□□ll□□the□h□eefriendsc□oosetofollowt□e□r□wnpaths.The□beli□ve□ha□tr□esu□ces□andhappinesscomefrom□ur□uingone'spassio□sandinter□sts,□□therthan□□indlyfollowingtheherd. D□spitethepressuretoconformtosocietalexpect□□ionsand□□□ela□ademically,□□ethreefri□n□s□ho□□e□o□ollow□□eirownpaths.Theybelie□ethattruesuccess□□□happi□□ssc□mefrompursuin□o□e's□assions□ndinteres□s,r□ther□hanbli□□ly□ollowingtheherd. D□spit□□h□□r□s□ur□toconformto□ocieta□expectationsandexcelacademica□l□,thet□reef□i□ndscho□setofoll□wtheirownpaths.Th□ybelievethattrues□cc□ssan□happin□sscome□rom□ursuingone□□p□ssionsand□nterests,rath□rthanblindlyfol□o□ingt□eherd□<□p>