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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. 4 }  Q6 {$ a( Q  ]. e8 J

$ H( e; p. Y9 E 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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Heaven
; p3 M0 Y  [; P2 [% x; K The pebble is worn smooth 3 K" o* M+ K( e/ z* k9 `+ T
Made small over time" N: x- C: N* f* e
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature( k5 {" A  C1 ~: R6 s# e: n
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
0 d' }. l) ^" r' Q1 I2 j( } An accidental offspring of a boulder   U5 x2 _- x! w  i# H" r
But just a very small stone. 9 M: e" g; m! m% a6 P5 {9 w
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The pebble's place in our world
* H6 n  p/ w' @, j0 f+ M Is neither understood nor appreciated9 V( A+ E! ]/ \  z9 X  y7 Q1 u! N
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
1 \7 e" J' M; g Its insignificance is transformed
, c* ~) z' u8 ~' K Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.  ?- A/ Y2 Y$ j- T0 y4 v  F
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond& k& \* j  H2 E. q3 J
Its signature of concentric ripples
" r! E/ K# O* h$ _% K Spiral outwards - D4 G8 _# ~" ]# v# E- p  w
Moving far beyond itself.3 o- l/ }# F& W5 F
Gently affecting everything in its wake
+ d3 `0 d) M1 ]4 [  x2 w' P- h Forever altering the smooth placid surface.. P. e0 B) t6 R/ ^' L4 K

$ Y' Z7 y, |+ }5 @) H9 ?) Q The pebble creates its worth and meaning
' P; D2 d; v3 n7 i7 z By unleashing its unimagined power? 0 h. ^  {3 ?) h7 C( w, }8 ?
Into a dueling force of action and reaction+ P+ P8 N1 s( x- P# [1 m* z/ H
Creating karmic energy
3 x4 S9 l/ w! H& s; S Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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Aren't we all pebbles?
) w7 c2 h$ e& d2 }6 Z5 p$ A6 Q" @ Feeling small and insignificant
( t& c( O. z7 o But ultimately recognizing
4 O# p1 y7 @9 E That who we are meant to be3 }/ G* t2 L8 @; F( ^
Can never be measured in isolation
' h1 }; @! E4 J# D& p on a path into ourselves.  t8 L4 }, {4 b2 r, b

7 F) L: {% w  {) P It is true then:" y' q  U) l2 t: G
Our everlasting future 0 |% q  K; w" l6 z" g6 [5 _" n
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
- d8 G! S1 F; m4 q7 B) z3 z' H Into the pond of life/ M1 ^9 F5 u7 O
Creating ripples $ a0 }0 W; V& ]0 H
that leave unique mark on our world
4 Q- W% p1 C$ g* O" J Not because of thoughts " y0 P' ~% _6 A$ s
not because of well meaning plans
8 w% v9 s! I* v But because of actions. ; K; j( u' t" V6 b( D( r
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Our life's prayers our answered1 h4 K# t9 o$ t, F6 K! A! j
Because even the smallest pebble
0 O% K4 P  K" l, C% j No matter how seemingly insignificant
- m  y1 X  Q- t; M& e; y Changes the course of the lives
9 p8 f2 T( I' R( h Of those we touch.?
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  A! q; r5 A4 Q$ H5 G; v And when the icy winds of death* ~! y& a" u, T, `$ ^# i+ B' w
beckon our lasting attention, ^# I7 a2 d" i/ D$ ~0 t
We will gently leave this life * B5 N/ A3 Q- Z1 l9 {+ A) F
With the knowledge that
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The world will never be the same.6 e' K/ j0 ?+ |

0 O" E" [0 k; j* k- E8 n And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg3 f9 U2 B3 g9 b6 @5 J$ y! O3 O
8/18/03
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