□espitethepre□suretoconformtos□c□□ta□□xpectati□□□a□dexc□l□cademical□□,thet□reefrie□dschoosetofollo□□heirownpaths□□□eyb□lievethattr□esuccessan□happines□□omefromp□rsu□ngone's□ass□onsan□in□e□ests,r□th□□thanblindl□□□ll□wingt□e□erd. D□spitethepressuretoco□form□□societal□xp□c□ations□ndexcelacad□m□cal□y,th□threefr□endsc□□osetofo□lo□the□ro□n□at□s.Theybelievethattrues□c□essandhapp□nesscom□f□ompursuingon□□spassionsandinterest□,ratherthanblin□ly□ollowingthe□□rd□ Despit□t□epressuretoco□□o□mtosocie□□lexpe□tationsan□excel□cadem□cally,□hethreefriendscho□set□followt□eir□w□pat□s.Theybelievethattrue□u□c□ssandhappine□scomefrompursui□gone□spass□on□an□in□erests,rat□e□thanblindly□oll□wingthe□erd. Desp□□e□hepr□s□ure□oconformto□oc□etalexpec□atio□s□ndexcelacademically,thethreef□iendschooseto□ollowtheir□wnpaths.T□eybel□evethattruesuccess□nd□a□p□nesscomefrompursuingo□□'sp□□sion□andint□□ests,□a□herthanblind□□fo□l□wi□gth□herd□ Despitethep□essuret□co□formtosoc□e□alexpe□t□tionsandexcelacademi□a□ly,thethreefriendsch□o□etofo□lowtheirownp□ths.□heybelie□ethattru□su□cessa□dhappinessco□ef□□mpurs□ingon□'spassionsa□d□n□er□sts,ratherthanblind□y□ol□ow□ngt□eher□□