What does “It's pointless” mean?

What it means

• A short English story What does “It's pointless” mean?
• “It's pointless,” they said. It's pointless = there is no reason to do it
• Yet the farmer persisted. persist = keep going when it is hard
• It grew to the sky within weeks. within weeks = in only a few weeks

Transcript

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1. 0:00Long ago, in a distant place, a farmer planted some Chinese bamboo seeds.
2. 0:05He cared for the seeds tenderly, giving them sunlight, water, and devoted attention.
3. 0:09As time passed, the seeds lay still, reluctant to wake.
4. 0:14Doubts swirled, friends urging the farmer to stop.
5. 0:17“It's pointless,” they said.
6. 0:19Yet, like our hero, the farmer persisted,
7. 0:21nurturing the seeds even when progress seemed absent.
8. 0:25Then, in the fifth year, the story transformed.
9. 0:28The Chinese bamboo burst forth with boundless energy,
10. 0:31soaring towards the sky within weeks.

Quick quiz

1. Question 1 of 2

   “It's pointless” means…

   Ait is very importantBit is finishedCit is very sharpDthere is no reason to do it

2. Question 2 of 2

   What is the moral of the story?

   AAlways listen to your friends.BBamboo grows in one week.CProgress is not always visible — be patient.DWater your plants every day.