There is a 90 year old man named Yugong, who lives in the front of the mountain. In order to facilitate travel, he leads his children and grandchildren to dig the mountain.
有个90老人叫愚公,住在山正面,为了方便出行,便率领儿孙挖山。
Some people laughed at Yu Gong and said, "what can you do with Dashan depending on your age?"
有人笑愚公说:“凭你的年纪,能把大山怎么样?”
Yugong said: "I have a son when I die, and my son has a grandson. There is no end to the number of children, but the mountain will not rise.".
愚公说:“我死了有儿子,儿子又生孙子,子子孙孙无穷无尽,可山不会增高”。
Moved by Yu Gong, the emperor ordered God to carry the mountain.
天帝被愚公感动,命令神背走了大山。
主题思想
此文是一篇具有朴素的唯物主义和朴素的辩证法思想的寓言故事。其主题思想即恒道。它借愚公形象的塑造,通过“智叟”与“愚公”的对话,展现出了“智叟”之愚与“愚公”之智,告诉人们做事要持之以恒,才有可能成功。
反映了中国古代劳动人民改造自然的雄伟气魄,表现了中国古代劳动人民的信心和顽强毅力,说明了要克服困难就必须坚持不懈的道理,对人们有很大的启发。
《列子》“愚公移山”的寓言张扬了劳心者未必智、劳力者未必愚的人类平等思想,张扬儒学的同时,《列子》又援佛入道,融化西来之佛学思想,以沟通释、道二家之津梁。