According to ancient records, Dayu was lame. According to legend, Mozi's idol was Dayu, because Mozi had disabled legs, and Dayu was a lame but traveled around the country. As a person with disabled legs, Mozi knew this kind of pain, so he particularly admired Dayu for running around regardless of his physical disability. As for whether Dayu was lame or not, at present, the mainstream view is that it is accepted. However, people naturally do not specifically state that Dayu is a lame when spreading rumors, so many people do not know that Dayu cannot walk smoothly. thing.
However, that era was too long ago, so some people speculated that Dayu was not born with a disability, but lived in a cold and humid environment all year round during the process of water control, which led to his He suffered from rheumatism, which left some pain in his legs, making it difficult for him to walk smoothly. This statement makes sense. After all, society at that time was very backward. Unlike modern people, who have all kinds of equipment to protect themselves. Therefore, it was normal for Dayu to injure his knees or feet due to the external environment during the flood control process.
In fact, there are too many folk legends about Dayu. Some people say that Dayu is not actually a human, but a bear. Some people say that Dayu was actually a mouse, because he relied on dredging water to control floods, which was also known as "rat water". Of course, there is no truth to these statements, they are just some sensational statements, but we can use these statements to see how the so-called feudal superstitious ideas among the people spread.
Is it important that Dayu actually walked normally or was a lame person who jumped in and out? There are cripples in modern times, not to mention that era? Is it shameful for a lame man to treat floods? Of course there's no shame in that. Dayu was lame, so people despised him because of it? Of course not. Why focus on these unimportant issues? As long as he is a hero in water control and as long as he has made contributions to mankind, then we will believe in him.