When is it too late

When you get somewhere late....
When something expires....
When you finally see what is in front of you....
When you realize it wasn't real....
All my life I wanted the fairytale. Love,  kids and the white picket fence. 
It has been far from that. 
There is a force that is beyond us all.  A greater that has everything calculated and planned for us.  To what end?  I hope if is for our good.  The things that happen teach us lessons and if we don't learn them we are destined to relearn.
What is my lesson?
To Love And not be loved?
What have I yet to learn?