Everyday banter

Sensex. While the whole of India was contemplating the repercussions this has had in the past one week, there was this group of five people who were discussing (with much vigor and force) about the similarities that Sensex and Love share. Each participant had to come out with a similarity and the best among them was promised a treat in the nearby canteen by the other four. The group comprised of many articulate and imaginative guys who desperately wanted to show off that they were the best. There was also this protagonist of ours who was quiet reticent and never has had any experience in both the topics. But he was destined to win! (Yeah, sorry to break the suspense)

Abhir started “Sensex and love are both quite unpredictable. Today your relationship is riding high, tomorrow there is a fight! It is this nature of them both that makes them quite interesting and compelling” The protagonist was listening, astutely. He didn’t understand why and how both were unpredictable. Isn’t love all about fun, going out every day, enjoying yourselves?

“True, to the word Abhir!” Bhargav catched in. “Here is mine. Both of them are things people die for. Past few days, so many have died due to the shocks the stock market have been giving us. Always money and girls have been the main motives behind the wars registered in history” War?! What has this got to with the topic!! Who will die for girls!?

“Man there is some competition! But mine is better I feel. Both of them are only for people who can take risks with their money!” it was Chaitanya, quite clearly having the impact of his recent break-up. “All I got back from the experience was an empty purse and let me tell you it sucks!!” How can people get so emotional for a thing as small as a break-up?

“Cool it man!” Dharsan took his turn. “I guess both of them have to be monitored every single minute, otherwise you might lose them in a day!” Wow!! Everyone had a good laugh. Somehow they came to the consensus that Dharsan’s was the best analogy the two topics could have had. It all depended on our protagonist now. But he was short on ideas. He kept mum when others looked upon him for his view. He accepted defeat.

So all of them went to the nearby canteen for dinner with Dharsan holding his head high and boasting of how thoroughly he knew girls and love. The order was made but our protagonist was still thinking. Sensex love Sensex girls love girls…… And suddenly it struck him.

“Hey guys I waited for us to get here to tell my viewpoint. I think mine is the best Mr.Dharsan” Elwin beamed. The other three were quite eager to listen to it for they didn’t want Dharsan to get the treat. Elwin, the silent guy, deserved to win. Whatever he says now, he will be the winner (the three would vote for him obviously). But Elwin would have been the winner anyways with his masterly sentence “Sensex and Love. Neither of them makes sense sans the sex!!!”