criminallyinnocent:

In 1977 Bob Marley injured his toe playing soccer and was diagnosed with melanoma. What’s lesser-known, though, is that death may have been preventable, but would have required an amputation, which Marley turned down. As a devout Rastafarian, Marley believed that the body is meant to be kept whole and that amputation is a sin. Additionally, some Rastafarians believe that physical immortality (staying alive in your actual body) is possible, and by acknowledging one’s own death ensures that it’ll happen soon.