Not getting what you want is bad.
Not being able to attain something you want above all else is worse.
Not being able to attain something you want above all else, from no fault of your own is devastating.
Getting what you want above all else and having it taken away from you is gut-punching.
But you know what's worse than all that?
Getting what you want above all else and having it taken away from you without it being your fault.