Until today, we have always seen people who have adopted strange habits as a way of life. But there are also people who willingly accept suffering all their life by taking things forward, like Amar Bharati, who has been holding his right arm in the air for 48 years.
Lift your arm up in the air and try to stay that way for a while. How long can you last? 2 minutes? Maybe 4-5 minutes maximum… As long as you stay like that There’s a 99% chance that your arm will start to go numb after a while. and you will feel incredible pain.
For a very long time, even completely There is someone who has done this for 48 years and felt no pain; Amar Bharati. Wanting to leave his wife and children and devote himself to something sacred, Bharati has been holding his right arm in the air for years because of his faith, and yes, he has never lowered that arm until now.
Everything starts with a dream…
Bharati lives in New Delhi. There is no clear information about his year of birth, but the exact He has been holding his right arm in the air for 48 years and he is in the photo. Considering that, we can say that Bharati is in his 70s.
In the 1970s, Bharati lived a modest life with his three children and wife while working in an Indian bank. Due to a dream he had in 1973 -according to his own statements- when you wake up one morning Sadhu decided to become an Indian and believe in Shiva, a god of Hinduism.
Your job, leaving his wife and even his children behind Bharati decided to live a life alone and devoted herself to Shiva. Bharati’s story about his arm gets a little interesting from here.
Bharati is a monk who has decided to show his faith in a painful way.
Bharati decided to become an Indian, but he did not choose to follow all the rules of being an Indian, or even a monk who believed in Shiva. Later, she got angry with herself for this behavior and thinking that he is not “believer” enough He sought a harder and more compelling way to believe in himself.
For this reason, Bharati decided to keep his right arm in the air for the rest of his life to show his faith in Shiva. According to what Bharati told, it was quite painful to do this move at first. However He strengthened his will over time. and even from the second year he started to feel nothing.
Bharati’s decision then resonates around the world
This move of the old man has made a big noise, especially in the monks’ world. who decides to keep his right hand in the air Great attention was paid to Bharati at that time. and many people interviewed the old man, and the real details of the event emerged after these interviews.
The old man thinks this move promotes peace
Bharati has expressed how uncomfortable she is with the violence in the world in all her interviews so far. According to them, the reason behind keeping his right hand in the air is not just to reinforce his faith in Shiva, It also reflects world peace.
Bharati, who will never lower his hand for spiritual reasons, made the following statements at a ceremony in India; “I don’t want much. Why are we fighting between us, why is there so much hatred and enmity between us? I want all people to live in peace.”
Bharati can’t seem to lower her arm now even if she wanted to
As we mentioned earlier, the pain in Bharati’s arm was unbearable at first. But over time, Bharati got used to this pain and permanent nerve damage in his right arm during this 48-year period formed. Bharati’s right arm, which was extremely weak compared to his other arm, has lost all function after all this time, and experts say that the old man has little chance of lowering his arm.