now that it's over, i find it comical that there are so many people who are upset about it. seriously. i do not understand why people are angry. the show, is a piece of art. why are the consumers upset at the artist who created it? is it the consumer/audience's right to not like a work of art? of course. but to get angry at the artist? i mean... i guess it's your right to be angry about anything, but what's the point?
i'm not angry, a little disappointed, maybe, but talking about this situation has given me the opportunity to think about the show and what i take away from it.
1. there's no such thing as "the one."
i used to believe in the idea of "the one" until i was a sophomore or a junior in college when someone said something very interesting. if there's "the one" out there for me, that means EVERYONE ELSE is wrong. that's BILLIONS of women. from that moment on, i did not believe in "the one." =)
so as much as i liked cristin milioti (and i really did), i was glad she died at the end. do you want to make the case that robin was actually "the one" for ted b/c of the ending? by then, they had known one another for like 20 years. i'm not buying it. look, neo took like a week to figure out that he was "the one" and HE SAVED THE HUMAN RACE. is robin that special?
2. timing is CRUCIAL.
during the time the show was taking place, robin and ted were not right for one another. they wanted different things and that's fine. no one's a bad person or anything. they just were not compatible at the time. after the mother's death, now that they're older, they are perfect for one another.
i always believed you shouldn't go backwards in relationships (breaking up and getting back together), but... maybe i shouldn't have such steadfast rules.
3. life doesn't always work out the way we planned/hoped and that's a good thing.
if it always worked out like i planned, would i really like that? i'm leaning towards "no." i like uncertainties. they make me anxious, but they're also exciting. think of the possibilities of tomorrow, next week, next month, next year. who knows where we will be? how exciting. =)
4. nothing stays the same.
obviously. but sometimes, even the obvious must be stated.
as a bad Christian, i believe that life only gets better. harder, most definitely, but also better. i can't accept the possibility that God made our lives so that after a certain point (20s? 30s?) our lives are just gonna go downhill. that seems... cruel.
but i guess that also depends on your perspective. what's good? what's bad?
i've been working on being more positive for a few years now (thanx, maybelle) and so let me end on a positive note: things can always be worse...
... back up off me, they can't all be winners.
