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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.   c; u  U' X. m6 ]
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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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Heaven, N" r+ S9 f, Y1 ~! @7 C- p
The pebble is worn smooth 1 X* w) }# t, B3 _
Made small over time: m, G( z% g. Z# D+ ?2 R
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature) {' ]: k0 s+ q, x* \/ W" ^, ]
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock0 c5 z7 j; y- I2 }3 U
An accidental offspring of a boulder , _3 A8 ]5 C5 m, Q+ g, c
But just a very small stone. 1 w6 ^# u* b+ m9 j  I; R

+ C% ^9 I, ~  G* q" a1 b, n, L4 `* B The pebble's place in our world
! F4 c! v/ [6 t* x Is neither understood nor appreciated
- i9 g! p! ^1 a' \$ _+ r; C But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 8 u1 T" |! @5 I/ o* ~" N1 y
Its insignificance is transformed
/ n3 B8 J2 }4 b* K8 i: s5 `  W Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.: e; k# S/ E9 l% x! J

/ |7 N' W2 }5 b* d0 H The instant the pebble kisses the pond
. K+ f  C# [" D$ n9 { Its signature of concentric ripples $ b4 A9 I! s9 r% y6 D* v' a1 q- q
Spiral outwards + r2 @- g* B5 R/ S+ z
Moving far beyond itself.
3 ?. B9 w+ C' I/ E& [7 d Gently affecting everything in its wake' M9 Y; y7 E, B- p
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.# d" X5 R3 x' p* u/ M
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning * n$ V6 p5 ^$ t- b& [! |* F
By unleashing its unimagined power?
7 x" \# D% j5 @3 v0 q# t0 ~ Into a dueling force of action and reaction
6 H1 O2 e2 q1 B2 a% U; b; \ Creating karmic energy
7 U* o4 }9 G% K9 O, Z5 @' s Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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' j8 w' P0 P; Z" v  E5 _ Aren't we all pebbles?
  v+ O- _" F, J, x2 B9 j' F Feeling small and insignificant
# F2 d  \; E. n: I2 _: C But ultimately recognizing / M6 ^6 u6 I* d% x9 \" B1 o
That who we are meant to be
+ ]; L/ b. _+ B( n. i& @. y Can never be measured in isolation
$ J2 Q% L3 U& A: ` on a path into ourselves.
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* k1 t: M' M+ h2 p1 k6 k It is true then:
* i" H6 Y2 C% {4 o) m9 x Our everlasting future
; T- B3 ]1 i5 [5 c3 H+ j" g$ o Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
; Q0 [9 }, D" D  F8 c$ I" y/ g Into the pond of life
, q/ n/ |, h/ R, g0 [  G( L Creating ripples . ~; N" I! C- ?7 r; G) H  {
that leave unique mark on our world * n" O, _. N7 [  ]2 L
Not because of thoughts 7 L$ U' d7 r) E8 {
not because of well meaning plans
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$ j9 [% N4 V) e2 Z Our life's prayers our answered. T* `# U2 ?, N/ @: q
Because even the smallest pebble
/ d# |9 @9 S: E) z* r No matter how seemingly insignificant
5 _( j, D' z/ ?' J Changes the course of the lives
: w0 s! ~, L- T* Z7 W% Y) q% _ Of those we touch.? % B2 }" T9 ]6 I+ k! u1 Y7 U# i9 H
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And when the icy winds of death
' N$ S% n& d( p- j" V+ W# `6 w beckon our lasting attention
" k2 r9 E% P5 z1 b4 O We will gently leave this life 3 V! c) }3 z7 S5 N+ y
With the knowledge that
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The world will never be the same.% V" c7 ^6 u0 L2 Z- D/ L6 i

& ]0 d" Z$ k. [% N And then we have heaven …3 z. @: I- R# d/ N, J
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Ross Rosenberg
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