Sad thought: Something inside of me, knowing how reflective Jimmy Carter is, says that

[AZLD4Candidate]

Carter might think near the end that he didn't do enough in his life.

Is there a way we at DU can, as a group, sign something like a letter thanking him for everything he has done and is?

I don't know if we'd get any response, but we should all do something to show him how much he means to us and what he's meant to the country and the world?

Or, as I age, am I just getting overly sentimental?

[CentralMass]

1. I think that he is a genuinely good man who has lead good life helping others.

I am going to guess that he is at peace with his accomplishments.

[Jarqui]

2. As I have reflected on his life, the more I became aware of what he did.

He did a lot.

He ran a business - a farm and farm supply company.
He was Governor of the State of Georgia and the 39th President.
https://www.cartercenter.org/about/experts/jimmy_carter.html
During his time as President 'We never dropped a bomb. We never fired a bullet. We never went to war'.

He advised Presidents after he left office.

He is well known for his hands on efforts for Habitat for Humanity.

He is well known for the Carter Center and its accomplishments:
https://www.cartercenter.org/about/accomplishments.html

There was a pretty big fuss over him getting the Nobel Peace Prize
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2002/carter/facts/
“for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development”

He won a Grammy and received many honors and awards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Jimmy_Carter

I did not know about this until recently:

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I didn't know he was a poet until recently
https://www.amazon.com/Always-Reckoning-Other-Poems-Carter/dp/0812924347

He wrote 32 books on many subjects
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jimmy-Carter/author/B000APZBQ8?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

I didn't know about his paintings for many years. They're lovely:


Jimmy Carter Painting Brings Over Half Million Dollars at Auction
https://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2017/06/27/4532-jimmy-carter-painting-brings-over-half-million-dollars-at-auction


I'm sure there is more. He was never idle. How much more could one man do?

Look at the tributes he is receiving at the Carter Center:
https://cartercenter.kudoboard.com/boards/wellwishes
or in the media
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1158251381/tributes-pour-in-jimmy-carter-hospice

This would be a good way to honor him that he would appreciate. The Carter Challenge:
"Do something nice for somebody that needs it. If you have someone who needs a phone call, make the phone call. If somebody needs a visit, go make that visit.”

[rampartc]

6. mr carter, whose greatness is obscured by "conaservative" propagnda

has been involved in the planet's well being since his perfidious defeat. until recently he has been an active member of "the elders"

https://theelders.org/who-we-are#the-elders

after katrina i asked mr carter how we could ever rebuild the city. "one board at a time, here, hold this 2x4"

[Maru Kitteh]

3. I think that is a genuine and lovely sentiment.

The heart searches for any comfort to share in times such as these.

[Hekate]

4. That is a lovely idea. You could check the Carter Center website for a link to write to them...

…and hence to President Carter, and encourage other DUers to do likewise. That’s all I can think of.

[ALBliberal]

5. He made/carved a guitar. He is multi faceted Mr. Carter.

(of course it was from a tree he planted)

[mopinko]

7. a- i dont think he feels that way.

b- there is a worldwide outpouring of love and support for this man going on already.