Human beings have always had endless longing and pursuit of immortality. In order to prolong life, the ancients extensively searched for various secret recipes for immortality. However, for an Indonesian long-lived man, 146 years of long life has long since left him tired and miserable. Although he witnessed and participated in a century of changes, he eventually chose to end his life by committing suicide.
On the Indonesian island of Java in 1870, Maba Gaoso was born into a poor fisherman's family. byIn the midst of war and famine, Gao Suo fled with his parents when he was young. In order to survive, he had to work as a handyman until he returned to his hometown as an adult to learn the trade of fishing.
Gao Suo's parents cut back on food and clothing, hoping that he would get an education. However, due to his family's circumstances, Gao Suo had to drop out of school and go home to learn the craft of fishing with his father. In order to alleviate the burden on the family, Gao Suo entered the palace of marriage early. A wife who is in love with each other brings him a touch of comfort.
As the years passed, Gao Suo's experience became more and more legendary. He witnessed Indonesia's colonial rule and independence, and witnessed two world wars and wars of independence. He saw airplanes take to the skies for the first time and witnessed the popularization of ** and electric lights.
However, the long years have also brought endless pain to Gao Suo. After four marriages, he lost three wives and became estranged from his only son. War and disease took away many of his relatives and friends. Over time, Gausso's body gradually weakened and he was riddled with diseases.
Maba Gausso's first three wives died of illness one after another, and his fourth wife also died in life. The pain of seeing his wife leave pierced his heart deeply. After that, he never married again, focusing only on raising nine children. However, the pressure of raising these nine children almost crushed Mabah Gausso.
During World War II, Mabah Gausso was involved in anti-fascist activities and fought for Indonesia's independence. He has experienced the changes of a turbulent era and witnessed countless life and death partings.
As the years passed, Mabah Gausso not only witnessed the death of his four wives and siblings, but also gave away his own children one by one. At the age of 122, Marba Gausso chose his own cemetery and coffin and began to wait for the Grim Reaper to come. However, death seemed to have forgotten him and did not take the lonely old man with him.
Loneliness and pain afflicted Maba Gausso, and he became thinner and weaker. He is no longer able to walk as freely as he used to and relies on a wheelchair to get around. His eyesight was also much worse than before, and his eyes that were once clear and bright were now blurry.
Maba Gausso's only wish is to end his life as soon as possible. He had expressed his wishes to his family and doctors countless times, but none of them had been able to meet his request. It wasn't until his 146th birthday that Maba Gausso repeated his wish to the doctor again.
This time, the doctor looked at this old man who had gone through a hundred years of ups and downs, and his heart swelled with infinite sadness. He understands that Maba Goso has come to the end of his life and that his wishes can no longer be ignored.
At the doctor's arrangement, Maba Gausso was taken to a hospice. Here, he was cared for and accompanied. He was finally able to spend the last days of his life peacefully, no longer tormented by illness and loneliness.
A few days later, Maba Gossau closed his eyes peacefully and left this world. He was entangled with death all his life, but in the end he still failed to do so. However, the story he left behind will live on forever, inspiring people to face the vicissitudes and hardships of life.
When Maba Gausso was admitted to the hospital with heart failure, the doctors tried desperately to resuscitate him, but Maba Gausso refused to accept any**. He insisted on being discharged home and then went on a hunger strike to hasten the arrival of death. Maba Gausso's relatives did not dissuade him, but respected the old man's choice.
146 years has been a long time, and he has long been tired of life. The pain of sending off his children and grandchildren tormented Maba Gausso, who longed for death to free him soon.
In April 2017, Maba Gausau finally got his wish and passed away peacefully at home under the watchful eyes of his loved ones. In the 146 years of his life, Maba Gausso has witnessed the vicissitudes and changes of an era. But for him, living too long is a kind of suffering. Immortality does not bring happiness, but rather intensifies the longing for death.
The story of Maba Gausso reminds us that after a long life, what we need to cherish more is companionship. When a loved one dies one after another, a long life can only become torture.