Journal #5

The old fool moves a mountain

Long time ago, there was an old man lived in northern China. There were two mountains to the south of his house which blocked the way to the downtown. One was called Mount Taixing, and the other was called Mount Wangwu. Everyday, old man had to spend five hours crossing through the mountains. One day, the old man and his sons decided to move the two mountains with hoes. At the first day, when they were working, there was a young man laughed at them. He said, “Are you foolish? There is absolutely no way that you can move the two mountains.” The old man replied, “Although it is a mission impossible, I will not give up. After I die, there are my son, my grandson, and their sons and grandsons, etc. Even though these two mountains are tall, they won't get any taller. If we dig a little, there will be a little less. Why can't we keep digging until it is flat?” The old man refuted the young man's thought and did not waver in his confidence. The old man and his sons worked hard. They did not stop, even they were sick. A few days left, the God heard this news and impressed by the old man. The God decided to help them and asked two spirits down to earth to move the two mountains away. Next day, the old man found the mountains were gone. Nobody knew what happened and who moved the mountains. Only the God knew.

P.S
I have a question for the God. Why did not you just move their house?