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I have always thought that Jimmy Carter is not only one of our
greatest presidents but is also the perfect example of James Kavanaugh's quote
and book ~ There are men too gentle to live among wolves. Carter is an
extremely intelligent, gentle and deeply religious man who tried to do his best
and live among the global elite and Wall Street wolves but they never trusted
his sincerity and eventually brought him down and replaced him with a cartoon
image of Republican leadership and deceit, Ronald Reagan who initiated our
gradual decent to global terror, torture and finally moral irrelevance: Allen L
Roland, PhD
"There are men too gentle to live among wolves" James Kavanaugh
Two
years ago I wrote an article about Jimmy Carter calling him America's most
famous truth teller saying our 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president
Jimmy Carter is America’s most famous truth teller
and moral revolutionist. See article ~ http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/07/31/jimmy-carter-americas-most-famous-truth-teller-and-moral-revolutionist/
Carter
was way ahead of his time when he declared then that “The U.S has no functioning Democracy” which did not appear in
the American mainstream press; Carter also rightfully
defended NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden actions declaring that “the invasion of human rights and American
privacy has gone too far” and finally Carter correctly argued that “Israel’s continued control and colonization
of Palestine land have been the primary obstacles to a
comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East.”~ and yet Jimmy Carter
continued to be ostracized by the global elite and main stream press who
obviously deeply feared his revolutionary moral truths ~ and now Jimmy is preparing to depart with a
spreading and perhaps incurable cancer, but he most certainly will not depart
quietly into the night.
Carter's most famous speech is
his Crisis
of Confidence or
Spiritual Malaise speech on July
15. 1979 which was deeply prophetic of future unfolding events which have led
us to our present morally deteriorated state ~ see 2 minute video of
excerpts ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lHplhMChZQ
Here are excerpts of Carter's
exact words on the moral apathy which has gripped our nation as
well as
our lack of a spiritual base ~ "Our people are losing that faith,
not only in government itself but in the ability as citizens to serve as the ultimate rulers and shapers of our
democracy. As a people we know our past and we are proud of it. Our progress
has been part of the living history of America, even the world. We always
believed that we were part of a great movement of humanity itself called
democracy, involved in the search for freedom, and that belief has always
strengthened us in our purpose. But just as we are losing our confidence in
the future, we are also beginning to close the door on our past….But we've
discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing
for meaning. We've learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the
emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose…. The symptoms of
this crisis of the American spirit are all around us. For the first time in
the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next 5
years will be worse than the past 5 years. Two-thirds of our people do not even
vote. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping, and the
willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all
other people in the Western world."
Here are some famous Jimmy
Carter quotes which give ample evidence of his moral courage;
" War may sometimes be a
necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a
good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's
children." Jimmy Carter
"America did not invent human
rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America." Jimmy Carter
"Globalization, as defined by
rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the
Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers.
This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world." Jimmy Carter
"I think what's going on in Guantanamo
Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause
of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to
lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts." Jimmy Carter
And
now Jimmy Carter at 90 may be dying of Cancer but he is fully prepared for the
worst.
"I'm
ready for anything and looking forward to a new adventure," said Carter,
appearing upbeat and making jokes as he openly talked about his cancer during a
recent news conference.
.
"I just thought I had a few weeks left, but I was surprisingly at
ease. I've had a wonderful life," the 90-year-old Carter said. "It's
in God's hands. I'll be prepared for anything that comes."
See
Carter health report ~http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jimmy-carter-to-undergo-radiation-for-cancer-on-his-brain/ar-BBlUD9K?ocid=SKY2DHP
Most
people are not only afraid of death but they
are really afraid of the incompleteness of their lives ~ but that most
certainly does not include Jimmy Carter who is seemingly ready for his next
exciting adventure of transitioning into another state of consciousness ~
the Unified Field of love and
soul consciousness that lies not only beyond
the event horizon of death but also
beneath our deepest fears, as I
demonstrate every day in my heart centered self-healing
consultations.
Since
death is an illusion measured by the limits of our consciousness ~ Jimmy
Carter's greatest gift may well be demonstrating to us how his strong faith can
both face and defeat Death.
There have been many tributes to Carter but one interview in the Los Angeles Times,
was especially well done. Written by the New York Times‘ Carolyn Kellogg, it
was on target, with this headline: “In ‘A Full Life,’ Jimmy Carter at
90 remains a wise truth teller”.
Kellogg wrote that
Carter’s book demonstrates his consistent “truth telling”. It is
entitled, A
Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.
Kellogg’s
interview reinforces the truth-telling characteristic of Jimmy Carter that is at the
center of his life as a moral man and
a world leader. She writes:
“One
challenge of Carter’s presidency was that he spoke the truth, even though
during his years in the White House (1976-80), the truth was often bad news. He
faced an energy crisis, a capsizing economy, opposition from Congress, and the
revolution in Iran than led to American hostages being held captive 444 days.”
However, it was Carter’s truth-telling in his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which forced the Israel-Palestine
issue into the light of the world’s attention and in many ways inspired
the world
wide BDS
movement against Israel.
Without
that book, which cost him dearly in American circles of power in the nation he
led for four years, the truth of Palestinian occupation might still be
struggling to gain a hearing in the court of world opinion.
Truth tellers are
rarely appreciated and usually have only one
option, tell their truth ~ but it is also the only way you can truly
love yourself ~ which explains Jimmy Carter's inner peace of mind as he
prepares to depart this life.
Noam Chomsky wrote this about Carter's genuine religious fundamentalism
~ "Since Jimmy Carter, religious fundamentalists play a major
role in elections. He was the first president who made a point of exhibiting
himself as a born again Christian. That sparked a little light in the minds of
political campaign managers: Pretend to be a religious fanatic and you can pick
up a third of the vote right away. Nobody asked whether Lyndon Johnson went to
church every day. Bill Clinton is probably about as religious as I am, meaning
zero, but his managers made a point of making sure that every Sunday morning he
was in the Baptist church singing hymns.”
Hamilton Jordan worked for Carter and offers this telling insight ~
"It's hard to look inside a person to
answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a
combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a
difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy
Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do
it."
But Ambassador Andrew Young, who prays with Carter, wrote
this telling assessment of his friend ~ "President Jimmy Carter was a
citizen soldier. Ironically, he was considered weak because he didn't kill
anybody and he didn't get anyone killed."
Heart centered spiritual consultant and advisor Allen L Roland can be contacted at allen@allenroland.com Allen is also a lecturer and writer who shares a weekly political and social commentary on his web log and website allenroland.com. He is also featured columnist on Veterans Today and guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net
Jimmy Carter's most important gift may be on how he approaches and defeats the illusion and specter of death: Allen L Roland, PhD
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