Friday, 2 May 2014

ONE OF THE WONDERS

Somewhere deep within the
dusty outskirts of Farashband,
Iran lives a unique creature who
could easily be considered the
dirtiest human alive.
Meet Amoo Hadij, a peculiar 80-
year-old man who has not
bathed himself once in more than
60 years. Amoo Hadij lives in a
small abandoned brick hut in the
village of Dezhgah, completely
alone, surrounded by garbage,
dirt, and animal feces. A bit of a
loner, Amoo likes to keep to
himself, and rarely has the
opportunity to interact with other
people. This is probably due to
the fact that he smells to high
heaven and has the outward
appearance of a troll.
However, Amoo Hadij has no idea
he’s so dirty. In fact, his less than
sanitary but simple life is
completely by choice. He is dirty
because he has refused to bathe
– not because he does not have
a way of cleaning himself.
Looking at Amoo, one can see
that his skin is as thick as leather
and a bit scaly, most likely due to
the layers and layers of dirt and
grime that have accumulated
over his body over the last 60
years.
His face and beard are covered
in black soot because he is a
constant smoker, with his most
prized possession being a broken
steel pipe, which he uses to
smoke animal dung on a daily
basis. Though he’s technically
not homeless, he often sleeps
outside of his simple shelter,
preferring the “fresh air,” as well
as the warmth of his fire pit.
No one knows why Amoo has
refused to bathe in over six
decades. However, he seems to
be doing fine. While it is difficult
to understand why anyone would
choose to live the way he does,
he appears to be completely
content with his primitive but
personally satisfying lifestyle.
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