[golux]

I just want to say, for myself but also on behalf of all the members of this august forum who loved and cared for Mr. Carter and his transcendent works, how deeply grieved we are to learn of his passing.

Aaron Carter shone like one of those rare stars: he not only dazzled, he illuminated. He not only brought us to a greater understanding of the world around us, he brought us to a deeper sense of who we, each of us, are.

Watching and weeping along with friends and family members, it occurred to me also that the duty is upon us to be grateful - to bathe as much in gratitude as in grief - for the ways he touched us and changed our worlds.

He brought us closer together, made us whole. His works unified, exalted, magnified, and transformed. His short presence on this small, green Earth brought us closer to a sort of completeness.

As is the case with all great artists, but in Carter's case only the greatest, we ourselves are completed, in a sense, by the art. Carter not only reflected life, he created it.

Truly, he was unlike any other, and he can never, ever be replaced...

And yet his words, and his work, will endure forever,

that future generations may learn, grow, and thrive.

There is no death, really, for such a man and such work -

there is only a sloughing off of this limited, material world, and an ascension into immortality.

[Red Badger]

https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/10/nick-carter-aaron-carter-no-closure-conversation-before-death-rocky-relationship/

[WVNan]

“And yet his words, and his work, will endure forever,”

I’m sorry I never heard of this person. What was his contribution to the world? Just asking.

[xp38]

I’m so moved by your words of tribute that I need to head to the bathroom to slough off some material myself.