STORY WITH A MORAL (required reading for students and supervisors)
Posted by Tootsie on February 21, 1997 at 14:44:02:

Scene: It'a a fine sunny day in the forest, and a lion is sitting outside
his cave, lying lazily in the sun. Along comes a fox, out on a walk.

Fox: "Do you know the time, because my watch is broken"

Lion:"Oh, I can easily fix the watch for you"

Fox:"Hmm. But it's a very complicated mechanism, and your great claws
will only destroy it even more"

Lion:"Oh no, give it to me, and it will be fixed"
(incredulous pause)

Fox:"That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws
cannot fix complicated watches"

Lion:"Sure they do, give it to me and it will be fixed".

The lion disappears into his cave, and after a while he comes back with
the watch which is running perfectly. The fox is impressed, and the lion
continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very pleased with himself.
Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun.

Wolf: "Can I come and watch TV tonight with you, because mine is broken"

Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix your TV for you"
(loud guffaws)

Wolf: "You don't expect me to believe such rubbish, do you?. There is no
way that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV"

Lion:" No problem. Do you want to try it?"

The lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a perfectly
fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.

Scene: Inside the lion's cave. In one corner are half a dozen small and
intelligent looking rabbits who are busily doing very complicated work with
very detailed instruments. In the other corner lies a huge lion looking
very pleased with himself.


Moral:
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY AN ADVISOR IS FAMOUS
LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS STUDENTS.



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