The poet says that there is no use in saying that the boy will get another ball. The boy is very sad and is in deep sorrow. He stands in a fixed position, shaking and looking into something continuously. The boy feels that all his young days and childhood memories are gone down in the harbour with the ball. The boy cannot be told to buy another ball as it would not be worth it. The new ball cannot bring childhood memories and a sense of belonging to the boy. The poet further says that for the first time, the boy has felt a sense of responsibility. He should take care of his things so that they do not get lost in the future. Here, the ball symbolises the happy moments and innocent days of childhood. The ball loss is compared with man’s innocent nature. Once we lose our innocence, we can’t get it back.The poet says that the world is full of materialistic things. People will be losing something similar to the ball all the time. They get attached to materialistic things, but these things will not stay forever. The boy has to learn to live without them.  Everything can’t be bought with money. The boy is learning from his experience of losing the ball and trying to get out of that sorrow. He is trying to understand the real truth of life by accepting the miseries of life and standing up again. Early or later, everyone learns the harsh truth that suffering is an inevitable part of life and that we need to forget the pain and move ahead. Therefore, we should learn to accept and let go.