Jimmy Carter is a happy man. Want to know why?

[vlyons]

Because he devoted his life to working for the benefit of others. Whether he was monitoring elections in foreign countries or building houses for Habitat for Humanity, his motivation was always to add value and work for the benefit and happiness of others.

He could have worked to amass a vast fortune lobbying for Wall St or some defense contractor. But no, he didn't need to become a billionaire. He had his farm, his wife, his Sunday School gig, and his work living up to his aspiration to follow the teachings of Jesus -- love your enemies, do unto others, welcome the stranger, feed, cloth, and house the disadvantaged. Basically work for the benefit and happiness of others. This also explains why TFG is not a happy man.


Here's a pic of a happy Jimmy Carter, working for the benefit of others.
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[gademocrat7]

1. K&R!

[calimary]

2. He's gonna go to Heaven when he dies.

[TexasBushwhacker]

40. He is a Christian who has always walked the walk

unlike so many CINO politicians.

[republianmushroom]

3. your posting is correct

the man walked the walk. Very few do.

[SheltieLover]

4. Absolutely!

[Wounded Bear]

5. If anyone deserves a peaceful death with dignity, it is Jimmy Carter...nt

[Arthur_Frain]

6. Never saw someone who was doing things for others

who had time to feel sorry for themself.

That’s an old saw that rings true forever.

[blm]

7. Let's make your post viral.

[Karadeniz]

8. His whole life he has been developing his soul muscle. He'll be going to a fabulous place!!

[RainCaster]

9. He has a servant's heart

Unless you can recognize that, respect and value that, you will criticize from a place of ignorance.

[Samrob]

10. The happiness and joy you give to others only multiplies your own. That is Jimmy Carter.

You can be so miserable doing all that you want to do, striving and getting, but you can be so miserable. And you will be most miserable if the joy and happiness of others somehow angers and enrages you. This is the QMAGAs right now.

[ChazII]

11. Pres. Carter followed this verse:

Micah 6:8
The Message
8 But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do,
what God is looking for in men and women.
It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,
be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don’t take yourself too seriously—
take God seriously.

[patphil]

12. Actually what I see in Jimmy Carter is Joy of Living.

Happiness is a response to what's going on in your life. You can literally be happy one minute, unhappy the next, and happy again the next.
Joy of Living comes from the spirit within. It fills you from the inside out, and won't disappear each time a dark cloud rolls into your life.
We often refer to it as happiness, but it is much deeper, much more robust, and much more fulfilling.
Jimmy is full of it, in the best possible way.

[Roy Rolling]

45. Contentment

President Carter is content in any circumstance. Happy or sad, good or bad, easy or hard he’s content in all.

He transcends ordinary happiness and sadness, he’s steady in both. So what does he do with his life? He builds housing for others and teaches a few lucky churchgoers what to do in those “moments of truth”.

[Evolve Dammit]

13. National treasure.

[lame54]

14. I want the pic of...

The happy family living in that house

[C Moon]

15. I'm glad he got to see what is hopefully the downfall of tfg.

[KS Toronado]

16. Shame reQublicans will never learn from his example.

Big Blue Wave for President Jimmy Carter.

[world wide wally]

17. He did it his way

[sarge43]

18. He gives instead of takes

Well done, thou good and faithful servant.

[Kid Berwyn]

19. Absolutely correct on both counts.

I believe it’s why we’re here.

[usaf-vet]

20. He will be missed in this household. He is a fine human being.

[GGoss]

21. "And In The End, The Love You Take, Is Equal To The Love You Make..."

Thank you Jimmy

[DURHAM D]

22. Do you happen to know what year this was taken?

Thanks

[vlyons]

23. no sorry

I don't know when it was taken

[Prairie_Seagull]

24. So subjective and don't overthink it but-

We won't know his like again.

[vlyons]

26. admittedly, they are few and far between

But IMHO both Biden and Obama are happy men too, because they also work for the benefit and happiness of others. Not like jimmy Carter, of course, but in their own way, they are men of integrity and strive to make good decisions - not just for themselves.

[Snackshack]

25. Probably the 20th Centuries...

…most human, altruist President America had during that century.

The entire GOP and all of the shitty little incles in that party don’t have the honor or dignity that President Carters footprint leaves behind. If ever there was a person the media should have put on a pedestal to be held up as an example of how one person can have such an impact in the world around them President Carter is that person. Another huge fail by the for profit media establishment.

Thank you President Carter for all you have done. You can sit back and rest now good Sir, you’ve done more than what could be reasonably asked of anyone. You have always put others before you let the favor and thoughtfulness be returned.

[soldierant]

44. Perhaps in any century.

although, had Lincoln been able to receive today's treatments for depression,he might well have looked more like Jimmy than history shows us.

[Snackshack]

49. Had the field of medical science...

Been what it is now…field service hospitals and an ambulance service plus many, many other advances in Medicine didn’t come about until the Civil War.

Lincoln is in a class by himself. How one man shouldered the weight of the country he was just made President of that was tearing itself apart and heading towards conflict. No other President has had to deal with war that in some cases was brother against brother or father is absolutely amazing.

I think Lincoln felt every death in the Civil War. The image of him before he took office and the last one taken by Brady (I think) shows a drastically/devastating change in his facial feature.

[Joinfortmill]

27. An extraordinarily good man.

[Darkstar53142]

28. While the political right of today...

...personifies everything bad about religion, namely Christianity, Jimmy Carter personifies everything good about it.

[FakeNoose]

29. Agree with everything you say, except one item

I believe he lost the peanut farm. He was forced to sell it. I'm not sure why, but it might have had something to do with his brother Billy.

Jimmy and Rosalyn have spent their later years comfortably however they are in no way wealthy. They also have no debts other than the normal stuff. The Carters found a way to live out their dreams, post-White House.

They are America's best.

[catrose]

38. I thought he was forced to sell to avoid conflict of interest

Ĺike Hillary and the rest of her famiy wete forced out of their foundation even before the election.

[FakeNoose]

39. Maybe that, or maybe he turned the farm over to his brother

... and Billy mismanaged it? Not sure. I remember reading about their mother "Miss Lillian" who lived there until she went into a nursing home. It was a long time ago and the details are sketchy.

I think they kept a lot of it out of the news media.

[onecaliberal]

30. K&R

[Dr. Shepper]

31. This exactly.

A life well lived.

[H2O Man]

32. Recommended.

[PatrickforB]

33. A truly great man who lived a truly great life. n/t

[bluboid]

34. He was truly a remarkable president ...

every time I drive past the Habitat for Humanity office in the neighboring town, I think of him & how great & humble his influence has been.

[MustLoveBeagles]

35. Someone who walks the walk is rare

Jimmy Carter is just such a person

[democrank]

36. Watch what he does....

That’s how you know

[shanti]

37. Love him

He truly walks the walk, and embodies Christian values. Safe travels, Jimmy.

[Uncle Joe]

41. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread vlyons

[Tommymac]

42. The Smile.

Nothing more needs to be said.

[hoosierspud]

43. One more accomplishment:

Eradication of the Guinea worm. A terribly painful condition if infected.

Our greatest ex-president. He raised the bar for what ca be accomplished after leaving office.

[NoMoreRepugs]

46. An incredible role model - a GIANT of a man.

[Efilroft Sul]

48. Perhaps it's no small coincidence that his initials are the same as the shepherd he follows.

[Raine]

50. He truly lives by Christian principles. nt