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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. 8 A+ a% R0 ?! A6 S9 B& }+ w

2 ?1 Z8 V, z9 t. w. }" h2 W 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.4 W* I* I5 D: ?' L' n. h
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Heaven
. `9 [1 M+ F7 A0 g6 M% S; V& a, { The pebble is worn smooth
; H0 K' I" W3 |- S: t Made small over time
+ v. Y5 f2 F9 h A product of a cataclysmic force of nature6 {  m" u' E+ F0 F) E% L0 E
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
+ S- D5 m2 ~8 c4 p An accidental offspring of a boulder ; q( \2 S) \. z) g6 U) M
But just a very small stone.
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The pebble's place in our world 7 ]* D7 P; n6 n4 j: `
Is neither understood nor appreciated
: z2 b3 m4 I6 A0 O But when thrown into a glassy calm pond ( ?% v! P8 w, m. h0 G8 c3 Y/ e- e
Its insignificance is transformed
+ P$ t0 C+ P5 w+ z% k# e Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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% W- g, w! l! p4 j The instant the pebble kisses the pond
! @+ g1 D0 ^. G, Q9 ? Its signature of concentric ripples - j  P% N, T+ i: y  z$ O
Spiral outwards & {- x2 q& z4 o* _+ V: L# g8 \
Moving far beyond itself.& Z4 l( n! t: \5 f
Gently affecting everything in its wake
0 N! S' J" n  F8 C3 K& ?0 O6 y+ ] Forever altering the smooth placid surface.0 O2 \; N' I, r+ b, O
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning 8 K+ x. _2 ~8 r8 C3 P. n
By unleashing its unimagined power?
% k% M, b- u  ` Into a dueling force of action and reaction; w- c; _9 @+ o2 L( V1 {# n6 R# w2 g5 R
Creating karmic energy
* [1 e  z. B+ H# Z Producing lasting and fluid impressions.: o% ?9 p4 g. |/ V8 y5 x

4 N8 s( D# u3 @* C7 c  r) } Aren't we all pebbles?- u2 y" D8 R0 L) W7 f( x  ~  v
Feeling small and insignificant2 R: z; \/ E% J. [$ p
But ultimately recognizing
$ {5 N- |( M$ {( K! p/ o That who we are meant to be. A, |9 r3 I+ |* ?5 H* [: o2 f  V; D
Can never be measured in isolation4 p5 F  R- P+ Z7 a% L) A1 d
on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:6 ^& `1 e4 x8 h
Our everlasting future 3 C& E6 J8 t# p- t, A2 a  U
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles7 b- J4 Q7 h1 s- a* N. l$ E
Into the pond of life
+ ?4 d9 C2 {) ?8 N2 l Creating ripples 6 t: Q" n8 J( \  z5 w; S
that leave unique mark on our world
9 [. Z! Z) a5 \! n, W4 w Not because of thoughts # m% z" A, D5 q6 G2 P
not because of well meaning plans
+ P% f% s' D5 ?) X/ a. m& I$ U But because of actions. , E" b* G* _* B5 M8 }& ^' C9 E

/ M( t8 F! m& J" t- i. }* x Our life's prayers our answered
1 L& S, a* n1 W+ w# }& L6 [) C Because even the smallest pebble
, q. }1 ]% s3 p% K; w No matter how seemingly insignificant7 {# J, u9 p; `$ _7 |: P. l# K
Changes the course of the lives
; b; Q* a% q+ b Of those we touch.? 3 ]3 }! U: F7 x% P' x  n/ w/ |

" u; A6 R% g, u/ f And when the icy winds of death3 I1 Y+ F! Q2 ^; v  w
beckon our lasting attention
. a) b# X' Q0 G7 A7 ~ We will gently leave this life ; Q4 K) U9 ]8 b4 m8 ]
With the knowledge that
4 u6 X8 |! u, z! m% e because of that one pebble
% Z9 h9 b: |: w The world will never be the same.
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And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg
* T2 w- L) Q: h+ b 8/18/03
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