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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.
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1 i' ^5 H+ b$ q/ S/ n8 f 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.; g/ d% B% B; X) u1 J! F0 c
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Heaven% J  z+ g- U$ b" u0 M
The pebble is worn smooth $ N* {" n$ n6 L0 K4 V
Made small over time
9 N: H5 q4 z" C0 Z  I4 ] A product of a cataclysmic force of nature8 w6 U  e6 x# c+ V1 ^' t/ v
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock" \  S; V9 ^# z& @7 \6 w; B
An accidental offspring of a boulder ( o4 y' F/ f& J, x
But just a very small stone. " A8 |6 |6 F. j9 \
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The pebble's place in our world , a6 a* P0 Y  e+ N% P3 m
Is neither understood nor appreciated
' y1 I% C5 i; m8 m) ] But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
5 C1 @% ~' D& d* u3 L' F; e' a, L Its insignificance is transformed3 g2 m" E7 ^4 G5 y+ r: F$ I: d
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
8 w' }' w4 [7 u" d6 A Its signature of concentric ripples $ H* s( ^+ m$ u" u1 e
Spiral outwards % S; o. H0 P( O+ P( t& I9 V, Q
Moving far beyond itself.
1 F9 H1 u0 w4 q, n+ \' @( b9 V Gently affecting everything in its wake
$ u1 l6 O4 m. q" N* v* h) K- q( W Forever altering the smooth placid surface.. W" j# h% \8 p% t) l

! [& Y" F( m! i; f% X1 N The pebble creates its worth and meaning
% C- Y) S  X& W6 ? By unleashing its unimagined power?
( z' G0 Q0 `6 L3 T Into a dueling force of action and reaction8 c. X7 G0 E& H! r
Creating karmic energy/ y; S, {6 U4 s5 t9 \
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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+ S8 g- V8 b" j Aren't we all pebbles?# F: B9 k# H4 e; j" |
Feeling small and insignificant' W3 O# m/ l( N$ H( |
But ultimately recognizing
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Can never be measured in isolation! Z- Y# D7 F2 ^% B0 S
on a path into ourselves.; F8 e8 {) c( C+ Y  ]" i# g

$ H! J, e& \# O6 w/ o; ~( x It is true then:9 M/ f/ k! l# q5 C6 T/ ^% D4 r2 t
Our everlasting future
  [- H" b0 _* n$ ?) z* x6 x Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles6 M$ Y: |, A+ t
Into the pond of life* E+ z5 ?! [2 }; @, m- j
Creating ripples
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5 _2 J" g' P* d) Q9 s0 b# { Not because of thoughts ; b2 u: Q4 X3 c; A6 J
not because of well meaning plans
- w- l& k. w" O! T. }+ a" \6 @ But because of actions. 3 Z4 a  W3 U  ?) p* c0 d9 L+ t

0 n! d* R4 t, f9 x Our life's prayers our answered
2 D/ x; t  _. M8 G7 s3 Z3 ] Because even the smallest pebble 9 q( y  @; F3 W) v
No matter how seemingly insignificant
* h: G2 P0 l* @" p5 s: o Changes the course of the lives
) ]( s5 o1 u( b( V0 V Of those we touch.? 8 x# q2 S) D1 D8 y  Q- `* O1 c) R

: b$ t7 p& B" M And when the icy winds of death8 L7 @: X7 a* z; r
beckon our lasting attention
" O  J( Z% |. o4 H We will gently leave this life # c4 r& U$ j/ \1 R
With the knowledge that
5 P; u. s/ V8 X  ]+ d4 W because of that one pebble
7 ?2 Z: I- Z# z4 j& p* v% @8 ` The world will never be the same.! m7 t4 Q% v- H3 I$ ^$ |

% a" |: {* s# i/ p And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg3 B  [7 o2 o; T6 q. s! l, C
8/18/03
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