It is the unemployed young man, then, who wanted you over a cup of tea. Sharing that cup of tea with you comprised the totality of his dreams and aspirations. Then, his unemployed life came to an end, and he got a job. But that dream of sharing tea with you remained unfulfilled.
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These contradictions of life seem to be our constant companions. Many a time, it seems that none can halt the march of those who voyage with valor. They are invincible, unstoppable. Then, one fine day, their pride is shattered into a million pieces, even by a teeny-tweeny mistake as small as a grain of sand. Their undying faith in their powers instantly turns to dust.
In life, there are so many things that we believe in. Our belief in some event or matter can become so firm that we never even doubt its authenticity. A mountain of that belief becomes so huge that we think it will never perish. But all of a sudden, something happens that we never ever had thought of or even imagined. That event does something incredible to our beliefs.
Of course, everything that happens, is happening, and will happen is true. We might not be willing and ready to accept or find credible. But the fact of the matter is that all that took place, is taking place, and will take place is true. Maybe we can't accept it, or it doesn't look credible to us. Nevertheless, everything happened; the event is true. Even if the person who has undergone the experience sounds false to you, it is true when it happens. That is the brutal reality from which nobody can flee.