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Seven years ago I was asked by a friend if I was "religious and if I believed in God?" As a (formerly) practicing agnostic I quickly answered:"no." However, I defended myself by explaining that I lived my life according to universal principals of "right and wrong" (as I understood them). Because I believed that our deeds create a lasting effect on the world, I felt confident in my everlasting future. In other words, I wasn't worried about there being a heaven or not. I told my friend that when I die, I am banking on knowing that my impact on the world will be ever lasting. My "heaven" will ultimately be the creation of the the sum total of all my actions. 3 G" `8 {  B7 r& Z8 r$ t
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I will never forget my friend's response: he looked at me with glassy eyes, and told me how deeply spiritual I was. I didn't see it. It took five more years to see what he meant. Such was the inspiration of the following poem I wrote.
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) W" D6 E+ G1 r7 {6 q( l. s Heaven0 F$ t# @) ]2 M# X2 r7 Z! t5 _$ g4 F$ ^
The pebble is worn smooth
  N1 O( L4 p) Y4 u$ x( m Made small over time
+ V' v. c6 b# P* B/ g5 c4 A/ ]% u A product of a cataclysmic force of nature2 @5 j9 R7 N6 ~$ X' |, e
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
* O8 D  t5 @$ ]7 i0 U  @ An accidental offspring of a boulder 9 G& o" W6 F- F" D; b; |
But just a very small stone. 4 f% s' T* ~" G
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The pebble's place in our world ! d8 K% t0 T$ X
Is neither understood nor appreciated
% a" {0 c7 J6 L0 F8 i# [- x But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
* e. [5 S7 f( |8 g Its insignificance is transformed
6 ^3 M: }$ P1 d Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
, `; j' ~  Q' h* w1 P Its signature of concentric ripples
9 g7 U0 v$ Y2 j+ d3 b& `9 X, O+ g+ W Spiral outwards 8 D- [, r, F! I9 o9 y
Moving far beyond itself.. r; e! o+ ^. k( K! G6 T
Gently affecting everything in its wake" |5 }5 ~' G& ]: w
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.- \; r* t  R5 W& i
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
8 l7 G7 t0 w4 w- K5 d- F6 A( p" d By unleashing its unimagined power? 7 Q+ r. |0 A/ e. o) Q3 E3 ~
Into a dueling force of action and reaction. \" J: R; K/ g0 d( |
Creating karmic energy
- @0 Y3 k6 S5 ]- F, I) {9 Y Producing lasting and fluid impressions.( i$ l+ D% f, A( n$ R/ m

( J, @; z* \" z+ D& ~5 S  T8 _ Aren't we all pebbles?
1 C0 m0 G7 ~3 B! I6 c( O1 l Feeling small and insignificant
, Q- s+ a9 N0 a- @ But ultimately recognizing + l1 n5 Q( _7 r' [+ z, R; }  C
That who we are meant to be
" I1 z2 ]3 u0 A+ H( |6 X. V Can never be measured in isolation
6 k/ z( B. M( A3 X9 c on a path into ourselves.
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- v5 A9 [. e2 F+ U1 i. ] It is true then:8 u+ E0 V+ f7 {6 x2 A+ U; B; j
Our everlasting future
5 [) \. ]" C7 W. g7 K Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles" e; O8 E4 ^5 @' c3 C. t
Into the pond of life
7 \5 j/ y: }3 t: g4 u7 V: z Creating ripples 3 M' q# f. t1 u) r7 o( B. V# e
that leave unique mark on our world
- ?9 w1 M' V9 D6 [  s Not because of thoughts   \6 ?1 p4 `* v# a, @0 T
not because of well meaning plans5 H; L( o$ O9 p$ m9 W
But because of actions. $ _! p( x. s. |7 `. ~/ q
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Our life's prayers our answered5 j& ?2 C5 K; Q
Because even the smallest pebble
8 F/ [1 z5 y, f6 o3 e+ K7 T No matter how seemingly insignificant9 l5 J* y! B5 O- [3 W" r$ p
Changes the course of the lives
, B; ~4 n- j9 p% F( \ Of those we touch.? * e' T+ J% h  U+ r% u5 S  w

9 J) o  M: ^$ \8 y And when the icy winds of death. a0 ?. @0 G- |; m" @, X1 y) S
beckon our lasting attention
9 H8 l1 N+ o  W+ \7 Y. C0 R8 p% M/ K We will gently leave this life
" `: B& k2 T' }: @ With the knowledge that - @( w/ I% l9 ?- Q
because of that one pebble 4 F, ^/ [  H' Y8 E& {: `& n  A
The world will never be the same.3 R4 ~' \$ [2 Z" m

6 t1 ?% ?; N- |1 Q7 Q# f' ~ And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg
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