Their older children all became doctors, but their youngest son chose/followed a different (career) 'path'.
His friends all went to college, but he chose to 'follow' a different path. [=to do something different]
He believes the average consumer is being 'led down the garden path' by the promises in advertisements.
(..) ... what you needed to hear. That's all. Sooner or later you'll realize, just as I did ... ... there's a difference between knowing the path ... ... and walking the path. - Operator. - Tank. - It's good to hear your voice. - We need an exit. (..)1999 The Matrix
(..) She would say she knows enough. And she's never wrong. Try not to think of it in terms of right and wrong. She is a guide, Neo. She can help you to find the path. She helped you? Yes. What did she tell you? That I would find the One. I told you I can only (..)1999 The Matrix