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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. 7 J; @  i9 t5 K/ o
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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.) [% i& h# |: G. S# q& S* E" b

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The pebble is worn smooth
  V: s  I, Z* D Made small over time! k6 j: }0 f; ?+ D8 i0 {4 a1 e
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature8 j( h/ p- u. Q
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock  C7 d, D; B* ~) M/ X0 {9 I; l+ ^
An accidental offspring of a boulder ; X7 {7 C6 {! A, i1 C# b
But just a very small stone. ( r+ a% ^2 X, f: G) h* R

. \7 @; s9 U9 U' n; a% Z+ K The pebble's place in our world 4 I: E* _$ F) {* T! G
Is neither understood nor appreciated/ `3 P1 M- y) R( j3 O  d
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
/ C- `& v! q8 v) z, O Its insignificance is transformed
0 u* X" ~/ C, f8 I  R Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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7 a+ I; t. g6 z, ?6 |: w! W( R+ S The instant the pebble kisses the pond
+ _8 Q7 Y: l- K8 ^5 g Its signature of concentric ripples / W% b+ S0 N, B* p! K+ ^; c0 d
Spiral outwards $ z0 ?6 I1 h$ Z4 j" D0 }
Moving far beyond itself.- @8 j- p5 R. {9 w
Gently affecting everything in its wake
- R, J0 Y' m! f$ `, w Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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# r! B0 f% n# S1 n( z) { The pebble creates its worth and meaning
' m7 N9 W6 W  c) O4 R7 h! a By unleashing its unimagined power? " x3 L' o, a; d1 h! Z  w
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
/ X# G' Y. z/ j- ~3 [( W- L Creating karmic energy
- }/ H: Y& w5 Y! f8 c' S# s- F, @ Producing lasting and fluid impressions.9 h  V. u" }0 y1 k' d8 h' R

6 c2 j$ L  \9 A9 e7 x$ t! W Aren't we all pebbles?8 c7 P0 T  g1 E9 }: Y1 t
Feeling small and insignificant
4 L; {% b9 h( }# P But ultimately recognizing
; i) n/ f/ u9 B" w9 Q* H That who we are meant to be
' z; ^0 s  j2 g Can never be measured in isolation
: M0 f; f0 ?0 T3 d5 x: ]4 Y on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:& n; S5 P( F4 L! r' A( M5 C
Our everlasting future - W. y0 F$ H% {7 y
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles# d$ O+ Y1 W2 W/ U. ^4 E
Into the pond of life9 m* x6 s3 q# i8 z
Creating ripples 3 d* i( I8 b; D# f) N
that leave unique mark on our world
# Z( R, l. ^" B, b Not because of thoughts , O/ g0 i/ I2 X/ A4 o8 D7 n
not because of well meaning plans
. I7 j% ]+ B' k2 n# N0 K But because of actions.
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( `. ^; u% W9 ~. Q. Y1 Q! P Our life's prayers our answered% e" S" I: Z0 B6 S$ |
Because even the smallest pebble
' g% X% z& g0 p9 b/ j6 Y5 ~ No matter how seemingly insignificant
/ c7 P9 y' V2 Q, k- D0 N* U Changes the course of the lives( i. r2 @' @2 K
Of those we touch.? 4 c& N1 {: C+ O) U

! T/ L; Z8 D: w9 [1 Q( b; x And when the icy winds of death% \1 w9 M4 V2 e* R6 x
beckon our lasting attention
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With the knowledge that
4 K- h- J/ M: O# H! S$ A6 D because of that one pebble ) G! U2 R  l# H0 C
The world will never be the same.
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8 C8 \; t, N# L! z" P/ V; e And then we have heaven …! l8 M( _) u0 R% E
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Ross Rosenberg
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