#头条创作挑战赛 #
In 2011, an Indonesian man who was over 100 years old passed away, and he broke the Guinness World Record for the highest age, surpassing the age of 122 years and 164 days in France to win the world number one at the age of 146.
Because he was too old, he witnessed the death of four wives, all his children and friends.
As he got older, he became more and more eager to die: "My only wish is to die normally and be with my family."
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Before he died, only his grandchildren and great-grandchildren were by his side, and the people he knew when he was young were long gone, and it was hard to imagine how lonely he really was.
The carefree old man named Mba Godot was born on December 31, 1870 in Indonesia, which only began to register births in 1900, so many people doubt Mba Godot's true age, but Indonesian officials say that his date of birth is no problem.
Mba Godot's parents are farmers, China at that time was still the reign of the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi Emperor, Indonesia's conditions were relatively backward, in order to live, the Indonesian people at that time desperately gave birth to children, Mba Godot had 10 siblings, no one could have imagined that he could live 146 years old.
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Although his family was not wealthy, because the farm work was borne by his sister and brother, and the economic conditions could not go to school, Mba Godot's childhood was very carefree, going up the tree to pick birds and fruits, and going down to the river to touch fish and shrimp.
Because of poor medical conditions, there are often cases of young children falling ill and dying, but Mba Godot is very healthy.
He didn't live a healthier lifestyle than anyone else, and he started smoking at the age of 12 and was very dependent on smoking, smoking several cigarettes a day, and he still didn't change this habit until his death.
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"Too long"
In 1890, at the age of 20, Mba Godot married his first wife and lived happily after marriage, but his wife died of illness within a few years.
When his parents and elders passed away one by one, he did not realize his special abilities, and it was normal for black-haired people to send white-haired people.
Slowly, his siblings also died, and he thought he was only living longer than others, and he didn't realize until his four wives and several children that he was living too long.
Back in 2010, the media reported the news that an elderly man in Indonesia was as old as 140 years old. After the media reports, he quickly attracted the attention of the world, and the major media reported on him, and the Indonesian government even paid attention to him.
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Many people are curious about his longevity secret, such a longevity, is it genetics, or what did he eat? People have speculated about what kind of experience he has that is different from ordinary people to have such a long life.
Looking forward to death
He married four wives in his lifetime, each of whom died before him, and the last wife died when he was 118 years old.
Thinking that his time was running out and that he could finally say goodbye to the world, he began to prepare for his death, buying a coffin and a tombstone to wait for death to take him, but he never waited for this day to come.
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After so many partings of life and death, his heart has long been broken, for Mba Godot, death is the thing that can make him easy and relieved, and while everyone else is hoping to live longer, he hopes to end his life sooner.
His grandson said: "Grandpa has long prepared the grave, but after waiting for more than 20 years, death will not come to pick him up."
In 1992, 122-year-old Mba Godot had a serious illness, and he was so excited that he could finally die.
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However, things backfired, the disease came and went, it seemed to be just a joke for him, and he survived healthy.
In order to meet the Grim Reaper early, he began to smoke more cigarettes, hoping to consume his life, which may have worked, and his health became worse.
Last birthday
At the end of 2016, Mba Godot celebrated his 146th birthday, and more than a dozen people, including his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, prepared cakes and fruits for him to celebrate his birthday.
When a reporter heard the news and went to shoot the report, everyone was very happy, except for the birthday star himself Mba Godot, he didn't feel happy at all.
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His birthday wish is to die, because his grandchildren can also live independently, and he doesn't have to worry about it.
At the suggestion of the government, the grandchildren applied for the Guinness Book of Records for Mba Godot, and everyone else was excited, but Mba Godot did not have a smile on his face, and there was nothing to be happy about longevity for him.
Although the grandchildren and great-grandchildren are filial and take good care of Mba Godot's daily life, keeping him well fed and clothed.
But because of the huge age difference, the generation gap between him and them is also huge, and they cannot understand the loneliness of Mba Godot.
The "secret" of longevity
Because of his long life, he has become one of Indonesia's most legendary figures, people are curious about his longevity secret, he is very calm, telling people that he is very addicted to smoking, eats whole grains all his life, has no health experience, the only secret is to be patient.
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Although he lived to be 146 years old, Mba Godot's health was not very healthy in his later years, and he suffered from illness in his later years, he was often plagued by illness, and the pain afflicted him for a long time, and all he could do was endure it silently, which may be one of the reasons why he wanted to die.
As he grew older, his eyesight continued to decline, and in his later years his entertainment was only to listen to the radio to pass the time, and more time to spend in a daze at the door.
Get one's way
In 2017, he finally got his wish and fell ill and was admitted to the hospital, and after 6 days in the hospital, he insisted on going home, and his family could only accept it.
After returning home, he began to refuse to eat, eating only a few spoonfuls of porridge a day and drinking a little water, he did not want to live anymore, although he had this dream decades ago. In order to die smoothly, he begged his grandchildren to stay away from him, and if he was filial, let him realize his dreams.
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A few days later, he finally passed away, ending his life at the age of 146. After his death, the doctor who treated him lamented, "If he could actively cooperate with the treatment, he would have lived longer."
After Mba Godot's death, in order to explore the reasons for his long life, some institutions studied his genes, but there are no results so far.
Immortality makes countless people crazy, and many rich people pay huge amounts of money for immortality, but if a person can really get his wish for immortality, will he really be happy? Will he be lonely and courting death like Mba Godot? *