I posted a link on FB a few days ago to a video I happen to love. This is Rob Thomas, one of my favorite entertainers, and the song is “Someday” (From Cradlesong, Sept 2009.) It’s a feel-good tune about hope for a better future. The video depicts a bunch of variously angry, sad, and generally negative people caught in an urban traffic jam. Soulful Thomas sings his way down the street, threading his way through taxis and various people on the sidewalk, to discover that the traffic is jammed due to a parade for hope and peace.
Many today will label this little film idealistic and fluffy. For all the obvious reasons, people have grown skeptical, disaffected and pessimistic, especially when talking about the future. But like the “half empty, half full” glass routine, it’s all a matter of perspective. Belief—and not just the religious kind—can be a powerful factor in raising optimism, and optimism in itself can initiate change. Yeah? So Rob (may I call him Rob?) has chosen to accentuate a positive, albeit commercial, outlook in creating this happy, uplifting (if you choose it to be) tune.
Take a look, and let go—for just that 3-4 minutes—of your worries. I, for one, am glad for idealism and fluff. Because there’s just too much of the other stuff these days.
