Ex-president Jimmy Carter’s death was reported on yesterday’s New York Times’ top cover story. its obituary article on him was written by Roy Reed and Peter Baker. And today on the New Year’s Eve, more articles were included in almost all the media to remember his centenarian life. When I learned more about him in its writings, I realized that he was a real mensch with a good moral value and amazing resilience as a citizen.

When I came to the U.S. in February 1981, it was a time when the newly-elected Ronald Reagan had just started his first administration. Carter lost his re-election in a previous year’s election by a landslide margin and he was treated as a loser and gone with a lot of criticism in his handling the economy and world affairs during his one-time presidency. Therefore, I had neither direct daily exposure to his policy impact nor personal everyday experience and opinion from Carter’s precedent presidency. That is why this obituary article of Reed and Baker helped me grasp who he was and what he did.

Now a new narrative of his presidency seems to be needed for further historical importance of reminding us of American values that have been pursued and ignored these days. I think the most important core character as a man, a citizen, and a leader, is moral values for humanity. I think that has been shown by Carter’s blessing long hundred years.

A hundred of years of life. A centenarian ex-president citizen Jimmy Carter seems to have carried a combination of a good moral value and resilience all his life. Those are something that we need as a guide for our being in our lives. Yes, Jimmy Carter has pursued a purpose of his life and exercised his practices with a hand-on personal involvement. Especially so after his White House days. I respect it and admire it sincerely.

His life needs to be considered as a role model as a citizen of a good moral value and resilience. He was a mensch, indeed.

RIP, President Jimmy Carter.