What is the theme of the story "The Bet"? Pick one of the below answers.

Pleasures, wisdom, and knowledge are meaningless unless accompanied by human interaction. Life consists in relationships with others.

Love is the sum of all meaning. There is no point to pleasure, wisdom, and knowledge.

All of life is risky and especially so in relationships. However, the greatest risk is to avoid relationships.

All of life is pointless and meaningless. Human interaction is merely a mutual coping action.