Relationship Counseling

Dhanya and Madan were at the Parent's Teachers Meeting. A Parents Teachers Meeting that has been called even before the college was reopened. Some representatives from the students section were also invited.
The lady principal spoke on the occasion, "When the students complete their graduation, they learn more than their curriculum. They learn about life, friendship and some selected few also about love..."
The word love caught the attention of all the attended and the lady continued, "So I propose Relationship counseling, a sort of marriage counseling. Don't misunderstand me, Parents. Cinemas sell dreams to these youngsters, The romantic tunes sent them to a trance, the happenings around them inspire them to take this dip at a very young age. Some succeed, Many fail... Many misunderstand some emotions as love and take wrong decisions. All we want to see that is the youth are put on the right track...."

This was bound to be met by opposition and it did. One of the parents started shouting, "Even for all the donations and tuition fees, you don't impart them a proper training on the subjects. We are forced to send them to private coaching classes. Now you are talking about relationship counseling!!!. Concentrate on doing what an educational institution should be doing!!!"
The lady principal had no answers for the same. She looked at her professors to save her and the English Professor decided to stand by her side, "This counseling would definitely help the students concentrate on their studies by making their distracted minds clear on things... It would have positive effects...."
The parent who spoke was Ravi's father. Ravi who had sun only in his name, but usually was caught taking naps in the classes. However he was now awake and sang a Shayari to entertain others, " Kehtey hai pyar main neen urh jatee hai.... sala hum se b koi pyar kare.... kambakth neend bahut aatee hai(They say that when in love, sleep vanishes... please someone love me.... I do sleep a lot)"

But another angry parent shouted, "What do you intend to do with my son when he completes his studies ? Award him a bachelor's degree or make him lose his bachelor's degree ?"
The lady principal tried to correct the parent, "We are not encouraging them to take the path towards the altar of marriage. Its not like we are preparing them for marriage or to fall in love. We will just try to explain them whether what they think as first love is in fact Love or is it just an infatuation...."
Suma who had just found her first love commented without a fear, "Even Albert Einstein had failed to explain first love. But our lecturers are superior than him. Mr Physics Teacher! Do you know what he said, 'How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?'"

A mother decided to speak, "The concern shown by the college is appreciable. But don't you think it would send wrong signals to the studious one. Its like telling them that 'having a relationship when you are studying is a normal thing'....."
The English Professor comforted her, "One who has his eyes set on his goals would not be diverted that's for sure. This is for those who have taken their eyes away from the aim. A real student is one who sacrifices all the pleasures to gain the real knowledge.."
Some student cried out, "Its Arjun's mother. Don't worry about your son, Madam. He is better than Einstein. Very few understood that great soul, but no one (especially girls) would dare to understand your son..."

The principal decided to go for the votes in favor of the relationship counseling. Those in support were asked to raise their right hands. No parent raised their hands. All students had raised their right hands. While Dhanya had raised the right hand, Madan had raised his left hand as Dhanya's left hand was held tight by Madan's right hand.