I happened to come across two wonderful small stories. The first one is really motivating and making you believe in God. [Whether you believe in God or not, it's a different story altogether but I do]. That way, I am involved in both the stories playing some or the other role.
Read the first one
One day a man was having a conversation with God when his whole life flashed before his eyes as a series of footsteps on the sands of time. He saw that there were two pairs of footprints, but during the most difficult periods of his life there were only one set of footprints. He asked God “You said you will be with me throughout this journey, but why have you deserted me during the most critical times of my life??” to which God answered “Son, I did not desert you, I was always with you…you see only one set of footprints because during those difficult times in your life, I was carrying you in my hands”
Now, it’s interested to read how the software professionals can “customize” this story as per their needs and it’s really funny.
Another day I was having a similar conversation with my Project Manager when my whole project flashed before my eyes as a series of footsteps on the sands of time. I saw that there were two pairs of footprints, but during the most difficult times in the project there were only one set of footprints. I asked my PM “You said you will be with me throughout the project, but why have you deserted me during the most critical times of the project??” to which the PM answered “Son, I did not desert you, I was always with you…you see only one set of footprints because during those difficult times, I was sitting on your head!!”
I bet you have liked the customized version and praising the brains behind it.
I did like your customized version. This should be submitted for Dilbert.