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.
(..) His reign will cover the universe like a shroud. Wait, where are you going? You almost had me, demon... ...but you took a Green Lantern down a path... ...his willpower would never let him go. Sinestro may not believe in destiny, but I do. And I know my dear friend is destined for great things. (..)2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
(..) ...while a hundred more were forged... ...and then... ...thousands. All would be taught as the first Lantern had learned. A new path to victory. A use for the ring that even the Guardians had not predicted. In time, old Lanterns would fall... ...their rings given to the new, to learn as they did. (..)2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights