If there are people in this world who do not love to bathe, I believe, but if a person regards bathing as the most hated thing in his life, in the past, I would never believe it, but now I believe, the world is big, there is no wonder! Take a look at the "dirtiest" man in the world who hasn't bathed in 65 years!
The old man with the black charcoal face in the picture is named Haji, just saw his first impression, he is similar to the average tramp, he is also unkempt, even unclothed, said that he is dirty, indeed dirty, there is no place clean all over the body, but if you know his origin, will you still think so? He is the protagonist we are going to talk about today, the man who did not bathe for 65 years, and you will admire him or stay away from him?
Haji is 80 years old this year and lives in the Iranian desert, where rotten porcupine is his favorite food, which is the life he has become accustomed to. He may compete with Bell Gryls, the host of "Man v/S Wild."
But he hadn't bathed in more than 60 years, for the simple reason that he was afraid of water and therefore disgusted with bathing. He thought he would get sick if he took a bath, which kept him from bathing for over 60 years! This reason is surprising, there are people in the world who are afraid of water?
Haji hated touching water, and even the advice to take a shower would make him angry. But to stay healthy, Haji had to drink 5 liters of water a day from a rusty oil tank. He also likes to smoke, but his way of smoking is by inhaling dry cow dung instead of tobacco. Locals believe that despair is the reason Amo Haji chose this way of life. And I think that's probably the real reason why Haji chose not to take a bath! Ask clearly to learn that Haji fell in love with a woman when he was young, but she rejected him, and he chose a lonely life. However, he still did not give up on finding true love.
He didn't like fresh and clean food, just as he didn't like water— his favorite food was the aforementioned rotten porcupine, and the armadillo, also known as the "armored rat," an endangered species that lived in the tropical forests, grasslands, semi-deserts, and warm flats and forests of Central and South America, and by the way, the armadillo was the only animal other than humans that carried bacillus leprosy. Haji's hair and beard grew so fast that when it came time to give him a haircut, the old man would grab them and burn them. It's an incredible method, don't you think? Do you dare to try it?
At the same time, his house was a grave-like hole in the ground. He drank 4-6 litres of water a day (he claimed it was for health reasons), but it was all in dirty, rusty old oil tanks. The man burned his hair from time to time, cleaned his pipe with animal droppings instead of tobacco, and in winter an old war helmet kept his head warm.
Haji has no home, and he wanders near dejgah, a remote village in Fars province in southern Iran, living in a hole dug in the desert outside the village. Although the villagers built a hut for him, he chose not to live there. His color is almost the same as the land around him, and he is fully integrated into his surroundings. Locals say that when he is motionless, they often mistake him for a stone. Haji does not care about the comfort of the world and is content with a nomadic life.
You can assume that the person has a mental illness – this is most likely true, but not certain. He slept on the ground, hadn't bathed in 60 years, smoked, ate carrion, but he was 80 years old! He's 80 years old, he's happy, and for people his age he's obviously healthy. So, what has society given? Is this person a wonderful exception, or is it something we don't fully understand yet?
He also sometimes likes to smoke regular cigarettes — but more than one at a time. I really think that psychological research on people living in extreme isolation will be interesting and will reveal valuable information about parts of the brain that we know very little about. Of course, the logistical problems and challenges of doing so are obvious.
I'm not trying to laugh at him or his lifestyle – if anything, I think there's something to be learned from his story. First, happiness is a state of mind. Secondly, there is a lot we don't know about human health, because he shouldn't be as healthy as he is now.