Moving On

            In episode two of How I Met Your Mother it has now been a whole week since Ted has seen Robin. He is convinced that nothing is going to happen between them and has made the decision not to call her again. That is short lived when he runs into her while she is having a drink with Marshall’s fiancée Lily at their favorite bar. After seeing Robin, Ted is now bent on making things work out again this time in the name of a casual relationship (which is all an act). He purposefully plans out ways to see her again. He concocts a spur of the moment “casual” party and just so happened to “find” himself in the same place Robin is reporting a news story.

            She accepts his invitation but fails to show up. After calling to apologize Ted decides to throw a second party the next night. Again Robin fails to show up and after apologizing again Ted decides to throw a third party the next night making it three parties in a row. Robin discovered that Ted threw all these parties just to see her again. After a romantic rooftop experience, both Robin and Ted agree that they both want different things in life. Now they agree to just be friends and Robin makes it her goal to find Ted a wife.

            One theme that hits home comes at the end of the episode and that would be the theme of “moving on.” Moving on is one of the hardest things a person can do, especially when it comes to losing a loved one (either through a break up, a move, or a passing). Even though Ted just met Robin, you could tell that Ted had a hard time moving on from the thought of a future with her. It is always hard to see beyond the moment when you are grieving. It seems like the only thing you can focus on and you think that your broken heart will never be put back together. There are day you feel numb, tired, drained, and too weak to face the day.

            Psalms 147:3 states He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. We have a loving heavenly Father who cares about the hearts of his children. We can take comfort in his presence and feel free to express our grievances to him. The pain of loss we experience today is only for this age and will have no place in the age to come. Revelation 21:3-4 states “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.  He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Oh, what a glorious time that will be and how I anxiously await the coming of that age.