Anxious! What was the meaning of Calvino's short story, Get It Done?

What was the meaning of Calvino's short story, Get It Done? Everyone, please express your opinions! Thank you so much!
The content of the novel:
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In such a town, everything was forbidden.
Now, because the only thing that was not banned was the pointy-footed cat game, the people of the town often gathered on the lawn behind the town and played the pointy-footed cat game.
Because there were always appropriate reasons for the ban, no one felt that there was a reason to complain, and no one felt that it was unbearable.
A few years passed. One day, the officials felt that there was no longer any reason to prohibit their subjects from doing these things, so they sent heralds everywhere to inform the people that everything was forbidden.
The herald came to the places where the common people liked to gather.
" Listen up, listen up," they announced." All restrictions have been lifted."
But people still played the pointy-footed cat game.
"Do you understand?" The herald reiterated," You can do whatever you want now."
" Alright," the subjects replied. "Let's play Pointy-Legged Cat."
The heralds reminded their subjects again and again that they could return to the noble and useful occupations they had once held. However, the commoners did not want to listen. They continued to play with the pointy-legged cat, round and round. They did not even stop to catch their breath.
Seeing that their efforts were in vain, the heralds went back to report to the higher-ups.
"That's easy," said the officers."We've now ordered a ban on pointy-footed cats."
It was at that time that the people began to rebel and killed many officials.
Then, the people went back to playing with the pointy-footed cat every second. [End]
I don't quite understand the meaning of this novel. I hope everyone can give me some pointers! Thank you!

Answer 1

The moral of Calvino's short story,"Get It Done" was:

In this story, the protagonist Rick was an old father whose son was suffering from poverty and frustration. In order to help his son, Rick decided to go to Africa to look for business opportunities, hoping to create a better life for his son.

This implied:

At different stages of life, people may face different difficulties and challenges, but in order to help themselves or others, people may make different decisions and actions. These decisions and actions may bring success or failure, but they are all valuable because they can help people achieve their goals and aspirations.