Intimate daily life photos have emerged of an Indonesian man who claims he is the world's oldest person, at an incredible 145 years. According to documentation recognized by Indonesian officials, Mbah Gotho is 145 and was born on 31st December 1870.
He has not surprisingly outlived all 10 of his siblings as well as his four wives, the last of whom died in 1988. All of his children have also died, and he is now survived by his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
Despite his alleged advanced age, the man is still able to walk and move independently. If correct, that makes him significantly older than the verified oldest person in the world ever, a title that belongs to French woman Jeanne Calment, who lived to 122 years.
The super senior citizen from Sragen, Central Java, was interviewed by Liputan 6 television news. He said he has been through it all and would not mind passing on. ''What I want is to die. My grandchildren are all independent,'' he told Liputan 6.
''He eats everything and has never even been ill,'' a family member said. In addition, Mbah Gotho's family has already prepared a grave site for him near his children's graves.
Whether or not he will ever be listed as the world's oldest man however is open to question, as the paperwork has so far not been independently verified.
If so, he will join two others without verifiable records who are purportedly older than Mbah Gotho including 171-year-old James Olofintuyi from Nigeria and 163-year-old Dhaqabo Ebba from Ethiopia.
These days, his grandchildren say Mbah Gotho mostly sits listening to the radio because his eyesight is too poor to watch television.
For the past three months, he has had to be spoon fed and bathed as he has become increasingly frail.
When asked what his secret to longevity is, Mbah Gotho replied: 'The recipe is just patience'.
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