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There was a Greek couple who found out that they were going to have twins. They talked it over, and decided that they weren't quite ready to have kids yet, so they opted to put the kids up for adoption.
It so happened that the father knew someone who worked for the UN, and he thought it'd be a nice international gesture to offer the kids for adoption by foreign dignitaries. So he goes through channels and sure enough, there are two UN members who are willing to adopt the babies. And when the babies are born -- identical twins, both boys -- there are adoption papers waiting for them.
The first infant is delivered to the Iranian Ambassador, who takes the child home, names him Amal, and raises him up to be a famous oil tycoon. He goes to the best schools, and is extremely wealthy.
The second child is taken by the Spanish Ambassador, who brings the kid back to Spain. He names the kid Juan, and raises him up to be a scholar. Juan becomes the most learned student at his university, and eventually earns a Nobel Prize for advancement of the sciences.
Back in Greece, the parents have heard nothing of the two young men.
One day, Amal is performing an Internet search for his parents, and he meets his brother online. They chat, and eventually decide to meet each other face to face. They contact their birth parents, and they all arrange to meet at the airport in Greece.
The big day arrives. The first plane from Spain arrives, and the media take tons of pictures as Juan meets his birth parents for the first time. The parents are overjoyed at how handsome and well-educated he has turned out.
The plane from Iran arrives, and everyone awaits breathlessly for Amal to step out of the plane. Nobody shows up. They query the pilot, who apologizes but says that Amal had been running late, and had missed the flight. The mother bursts into tears, and wail that she'll never know what her second son looks like.
Her husband pats her on the shoulders, and says, "It's okay, dear; after all, if you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal..."
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