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/^t/Very often we are disappointed by the reality because of our imagination being too rich. We tend to beautify reality, or simply believe that something will be better in the future. Not always it is the case. No matter whether it is a pupil who goes to school, a woman who has just got married, or film-goer who wants to see a new movie, they all believe that their school, marriage or film will be a very good one, to say the least. Nevertheless, when the reality has been checked, they find that it was supposed to be better, but proved to be worse. Worse than what, one may ask. Probably than the ideal picture of it, created in our minds by means of employing our imagination, which once again happened to be incompetent.