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.
(..) Hey! You want a job, you talk to me! - Mr. Belfort! - Forbes make me a superstar. Everyday, dozens of money craze kids be the path to my door. If we hired them, they drop straight outta college overnight... and spent whatever allowance they had on a new suit from our Stratton taylor. (..)2013 The Wolf of Wall Street
(..) - Name of the company.. Aerotyne International, it is a cutting edge high tech firm, Out of the midwest. Awaiting imminent path approvall On a next generation of radar detectors that had both huge military and survilliance application. Now, right now, John, the stock trade And by the way, John. (..)2013 The Wolf of Wall Street