Some mountains are climbed. Some are tunneled through. Some are conquered one shovel at a time. And some can only be moved by faith. A Chinese proverb, Yu gong yi shan, carries a meaning similar to the familiar phrase, “Faith can move mountains.” The proverb comes from an ancient fable about a man named Yugong, who lived with his family between two mountains that blocked their way in and out of the village. Approaching ninety years old, Yugong decided to remove the mountains—one shovel at a time. His neighbors thought he was foolish. “You are nearly ninety,” they said. “With…