VOCATION
~Summary~
-by Rabindranath Tagore
The poem has two scenarios; the child is on the way to school, and the child is at home. In these two scenes, the child saw
three people in a day. The poem conveys the child's mindset and the wish towards the people who hide their struggles
and pain behind their works.
One morning, when the child rushed to the school, the child saw a hawker selling bangles. In the evening, the child saw
a gardener digging the soil, where he never bothered the stain on his clothes. At night, the child peeped out through
the window and saw a watchman who will never sleep at night and enjoy the whole night with his shadows.
The child feels jealous of those people as they are happy without any time restrictions. From all those works of the people,
the child wished to be a hawker, a gardener, and a watchman. He doesn't want to push himself to go to school on time
and follow the time restrictions, whereas the child needs a peaceful life.
~Conclusion~
The poem is about how a child gets attracted to the ways of people around him and finds different curiosities and
attractions in their lives. He is not aware of the tough routine they have to go through. It also shows his innocence
and lack of worldly sense.