A Zen type of Story

The father had not seen his son for some time and they were getting together so he could meet the mother of his new bride. Later when everyone had left but the father and the son in front of a blazing fireplace the father asked the son a question out of the blue. The question was, "Do you think you or I could be Maitreya Buddha?" The father asked the question just to see his sons reaction more than anything else. The son said, "It doesn't matter." As the father's mind exploded in the realizations it brought he was very happy. He thought "What an amazing son I have that can spontaneously say something so zen and yet so true. And not only that his answer exploded my mind and brought me many realizations." As the realizations progressed the father was taken to his understanding of heart cells. It is said that a new and different heart cell leads the heartbeat in every heart every time. Since a Buddha enlightens naturally often through a quick or spontaneous arising from voidness which could either be caused by anything or a completely independent arising, literally all sincere beings on the path are potential Maitreya Buddhas and which one actually arises to do the final job is completely irrelevant. The important thing is that it happens when it is necessary and when it is most needed in perfect celestial spontaneous timing.