Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Advisor Matters the most

I read the following story in my first quarter of PhD program and laughed a little, today I experienced the value of my advisor, when from no where, an unknown person stands in between me and my PhD qualification. So following is just a copy / paste of the story, for all PhD aspirants. Bye...n Joy Life n work.....

/biomed/images/newsletter/July04/fox.jpgIn a forest a fox bumps into a little rabbit, and says, "Hi, junior, what are you up to?"
"I'm writing a dissertation on how rabbits eat foxes," said the rabbit. The fox scoffs, "Come now, friend rabbit, you know that's impossible!" "Well, follow me and I'll show you," replies the rabbit.They both go into the rabbit's dwelling and after a while the rabbit emerges with a satisfied expression on his face.

/biomed/images/newsletter/July04/wolf.jpgAlong comes a wolf. "Hello, what are we doing these days?" "I'm writing the second chapter of my dissertation, on how rabbits devour wolves," the rabbit responds, confidently. The wolf asks in dismay, "Are you crazy? Where is your academic honesty?" "Come with me and I'll show you." replies the rabbit.As before, the rabbit comes out with a satisfied look on his face and this time he has a diploma in his paw./biomed/images/newsletter/July04/rabbit.jpg

/biomed/images/newsletter/July04/lion.jpgLooking into the rabbit's cave, as everybody should have guessed by now, we see an enormous, mean-looking lion
sitting next to what little remains of the wolf and the fox.

The moral of this story is: It's not the contents of your thesis that are important --it's your Ph.D. advisor that counts.

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