SUMMERY
The poem "The Last Bargain" by Rabindranath Tagore starts with a speaker calling out for someone to hire him. He is first approached by the king himself, with a sword. He comes in a chariot and offers to hire the speaker with his power. The speaker rejects his offer as he does not want to be a slave. Then comes along an old man, when it is mid-day. He offers a bag of gold coins to hire the speaker. The speaker does not want to become a slave to money or any materialistic possessions. Towards the end of the day, he is approached by a fair maiden who tries to win him over with her smile. But the speaker understands that these are temporary things and moves on. He finally meets a child near the wayward sea, playing with shells. He offers to hire him with nothing, which makes the speaker a free man as he is not bound by any worldly or temporary things.
CONCLUSION
For real and everlasting happiness, we do not need power, money, or beauty. Freedom and innocence can make a person's life happy and contended.