On the positive side: a fool is not stupid, because he sacrificed his own interests, opened up a road, and brought convenience to future generations and people in his hometown. His perseverance and perseverance are worth learning and carrying forward.

Counterparty: A fool is not stupid, so what is a fool? Zhisou is very clever, because Zhisou knows that it is only for his own convenience and a waste of resources.

Extended data

First, the creative background

The Warring States period is a period of great social change, and it also belongs to a period in which a hundred schools of thought contend. Fable, as an important part of the essays of the philosophers, has become a powerful weapon for the philosophers of the Warring States to clarify their political views, academic thoughts and arguments.

Liezi is a collection of fables and fairy tales created under this background. This article is selected from the fifth chapter of Liezi Tang Wen. It tells the story of Yugong digging a mountain despite difficulties and finally moving it away by the Emperor of Heaven. It also shows that under the condition of extremely underdeveloped productive forces at that time, people can only fantasize about conquering nature with the help of a god with superhuman strength.

In the article "Tang Wen", the pen sweeps the world, the heaven and the earth are rational, and everything is mysterious to entertain the gentleman. There are many myths and legends in this paper, which tell us the vastness of heaven and earth and the complexity of everything, so as to break through the common sense that the world is limited to audio-visual and eliminate all kinds of superficial differences. Liezi first talked about the infinity of time and space through the dialogue between Tang Yin and Shage, and expressed the world view that "heaven and earth are also things" in a valuable way.

Second, the background of the characters

Gong Yu is a figure in China's myths and legends, and the hero of Gong Yu's story of moving mountains. It is often used to describe people with strong perseverance and are not afraid of difficulties. Mao Zedong used the story of Yugong moving mountains to inspire and educate people to carry forward the spirit of hard struggle.