A man in Indonesia ran away from home because he didn’t want to be circumcised, and only returned home and reunited with his family 25 years later.
A circumcision is the surgical removal of the skin covering the tip of a male person’s genitals, and is compulsory in some cultures and religions for males.
A video of his reunification with his family was posted on Instagram, showing him being welcomed home by his family as he cried.
As he walked down the alley, a woman at the opposite end broke down in tears and almost fainted upon seeing the boy.
The woman is his mother, who rushed over to hug her long-lost son after composing herself.
The 38-year-old Indonesian man had returned to his home in Klaten, Indonesia after 25 years, after he had initially run away from home to escape circumcision, according to the post’s caption.
An officer from the local district’s social welfare coordination team, Joko Prayitno, said that they managed to locate the man in a town called Bantul, with the help of a YouTuber.
Joko added that the man’s family had been looking for him for decades but couldn’t find him.
He further added that the man had suffered tremendous trauma and that his mental condition may not be at 100%, but is otherwise in good health.
He had lived as a homeless person in Bantul for more than 2 decades.
His older sister revealed that her brother had run away from home in 1998 because he didn’t want to get circumcised, as she recalled how he was bracing himself for the circumcision procedure.
However, that very morning, he decided to flee and run away.