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 onlyone set of footprints because during those difficult times in your life, Iwas carrying you"

Another day a Junior researcher was having a similar conversation with his boss when his whole project 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 times in the project there were only one set of footprints. He asked his boss,

"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 Boss 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!!"