“The world we have created is a product of our thinking. If we want to change the world we have to change our thinking...no problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it. We must learn to see the world anew.” – Albert Einstein

What if we stopped saying this world, this country, is a terrible place, and started thinking and talking about what we want it to be? Sam Cooke was talking specifically about the sin of slavery, which we continue to pay for. What does the country look like that has finally, cleanly, paid that karmic debt?

"A Change is Gonna Come," written and performed by Sam Cooke, 1964.

This post is part of Music 100, a love letter to songs. 100 words on 100 songs in 100 days, running from Groundhog Day to early June, 2025.

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