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All of Gandhi's possessions at the time of his death. (imgur.com)

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[–]MaritimeLawyer 47 points48 points ago

That fucker had two pairs of shoes?

[–]Mr_Zulu 4 points5 points ago

Shower shoes maybe?

[–]Iysif 1 point2 points ago

And is that 2 bowls? TIL I have as many bowls as Ghandi AMA.

[–]digdog7 0 points1 point ago

they might be some sort of weaving instrument

[–]anderbubble 14 points15 points ago

Didn't he also wear a robe? Homespun, of course.

[–]chris-martin 2 points3 points ago

Gandhi died naked.

[–]anderbubble 0 points1 point ago

I'm pretty sure that means he wouldn't have been wearing the rest of this; but we still see a picture of it.

[–]iexpectspamfromyou 22 points23 points ago

He was so minimalist he gave up food for awhile.

[–]iowni1 8 points9 points ago

Gandhi is not the best person to look up to, he actually neglected his children.

[–]non-troll_account 6 points7 points ago

and MLK Jr was a womanizer. They say Jesus was a drunk. Alexander the Great killed lots of people. Mother Teresa didn't give pain meds to alleviate the suffering of her patients because she believed suffering helped people. etc etc.

[–]negroyverde 4 points5 points ago

They say Jesus was a drunk.

Dude... the guy's BAC was perpetually about 17%. Strong wine.

[–]sje46 1 point2 points ago

As far as I'm concerned, almost every person has done something that, if they were famous and people found out about it, would be a disaster. Nearly everyone has done something horrific in their lives. Even Gandhi.

[–]iowni1 -1 points0 points ago

lolJesuslol

[–]illfatedpupulon 23 points24 points ago

i just...

really r/minimalism?

[–]salgat 47 points48 points ago

Sadly it's no longer about minimizing the excess in your life but who can brag the most about being destitute.

[–]Kestral 11 points12 points ago

I call it Possession Anorexia.

[–]FatStupidAmerican 10 points11 points ago

Let's not forget finding extreme pointless ways to apply minimalism.

[–]Iysif -1 points0 points ago

Those are my favorite. Check my minimalism of the mind, bro.

[–]defaults_fail 1 point2 points ago

iv mbracd mnmlst cmmntng bro

[–]digdog7 1 point2 points ago

cry somewhere else

[–]selvabeast 2 points3 points ago

Could you provide the source, please?

[–]thealoof 3 points4 points ago

I read "Gandhi" as "Gaddafi" and was super confused.

[–]MrAristo 0 points1 point ago

That's the sole reason I clicked. Didn't realize which subreddit it was from.

[–]kalazar 4 points5 points ago

All my possessions at the time of my death. Suck it, Ghandi.

[–]math_comma_space_bro 1 point2 points ago

What's in those three vials on the top right?

[–]DoctorWedgeworth 2 points3 points ago

I don't think it's three vials, I think it's the three wise monkeys (one covering its eyes, one covering its ears, one covering its mouth) representing "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil", or as my grandad used to shorten it "See nowt, hear nowt, say nowt".

There's an example here. The ones I've got look much more similar but I'm not at home to take a photo.

[–]cantstopmenoww 0 points1 point ago

You use two to pull it out of your butt, and the third to wipe.

[–]georgedonnelly 0 points1 point ago

Perhaps scented oils that may have been used for meditation or ritual purification.

[–]spinky0307 0 points1 point ago

I'd bet good money he had a spinning wheel.

[–]snark_nerd 0 points1 point ago

Gandhi House in Mumbai?

[–]debianmike -2 points-1 points ago

Obviously he was a fan of Harry Potter.

[–]MrAristo 2 points3 points ago

The glasses?

[–]CrusaderRabbit 3 points4 points ago

No, the book.

[–]debianmike 0 points1 point ago

And the wand.

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