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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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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.. g5 K, A2 Y( Z% g/ s' t1 L) z

4 G" C, t& f, h2 ` Heaven
7 }: J/ k$ ?, _- H  c) p5 ]1 N The pebble is worn smooth / V  Y( i$ g6 M
Made small over time3 l& y+ P. h. F- |5 K6 m$ y
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
6 K! C& t# U7 {* S: W& ~ A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock! T: [2 I  t$ r9 n$ b
An accidental offspring of a boulder / f( j# @4 V+ h( G
But just a very small stone. & u$ X% n0 Q" L/ E3 a$ X6 ~! \5 K

* s! |" q+ G( \1 I' N The pebble's place in our world . d8 W( ~9 E3 D8 E% J6 i) p# ?9 |
Is neither understood nor appreciated6 @1 E6 E) J5 f2 k+ B
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
! Z$ c7 _* O! o6 m Its insignificance is transformed
8 d4 l1 n; L4 p1 X9 v Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.1 o% N1 {$ w: o8 l$ `4 t9 s: {0 X
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
$ ?! D( p5 m# h3 h  ~8 T Its signature of concentric ripples + u( R+ q& [, p/ Y' R
Spiral outwards 5 W6 k" n. u: y2 ~9 u. q1 O1 h
Moving far beyond itself.9 @- _+ }% s! _/ z9 s4 `0 l
Gently affecting everything in its wake
" A# g# X8 _0 H' }( _- R Forever altering the smooth placid surface.! [: Y/ {7 H2 I

: J2 A0 w' m( I2 a7 e* |2 w The pebble creates its worth and meaning
8 g: B9 }) N/ {3 e By unleashing its unimagined power?
5 K, F4 x4 H: k6 R Into a dueling force of action and reaction. X0 o1 b) Y) O0 E+ p0 t* J
Creating karmic energy
' l! z# H/ D7 I5 r Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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% F  {5 _4 ^0 ~' a/ Q Aren't we all pebbles?! `* q7 y0 s! b3 N7 @
Feeling small and insignificant' x4 i" Z4 |/ s) o: g# g8 f
But ultimately recognizing
: l- K2 u' f5 v0 l% w That who we are meant to be
+ k7 S4 G! f  A# g* t, P/ Z  ^ Can never be measured in isolation% G0 J# r; m6 }9 f  D9 E. V
on a path into ourselves.
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5 p) a7 z  _9 @6 m$ k5 a& Z It is true then:
* v- Y5 p# i# \ Our everlasting future   Z5 c+ I7 K# i3 L3 ?2 g/ y# z
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles+ X: F5 Q2 K2 M9 \6 T5 j
Into the pond of life
  [/ c9 U3 V# W. j Creating ripples : a! H9 Y2 l5 N' R
that leave unique mark on our world
. \& X& a" t1 {4 @, L" N/ G1 J: E$ v Not because of thoughts $ t! j9 j& G. s: M) P
not because of well meaning plans& |) D$ O, V" [& L4 Q! g8 T, Y% g- ]: N
But because of actions.   o0 c1 p5 a, S

$ o' K. U) ?, ~4 Y/ V  E& i! e Our life's prayers our answered
9 Y+ W6 L  _7 d" F$ l* a9 D Because even the smallest pebble & n4 q) H- Z5 E3 H" J0 G
No matter how seemingly insignificant7 w8 p7 e  P: Y( e- ]6 e) T6 j
Changes the course of the lives
- W' Q2 U3 a. c5 q( F5 Z5 d: ` Of those we touch.? $ r4 @5 D; g7 h( Y4 V) e, c
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And when the icy winds of death
+ x+ J# b- @/ M' n+ i# @ beckon our lasting attention
2 {3 h; ?" z0 H8 G/ U0 i" H+ c% i We will gently leave this life ( x, p; F( v5 l1 h: `, Z
With the knowledge that ) K. d: r! R" c1 i% |9 D
because of that one pebble
; P, m% V/ J5 o, D' V) G7 I The world will never be the same.
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$ n! }& `" A% f8 j1 M7 X$ r1 B And then we have heaven …4 s8 N$ v1 L& h* c# Y

" y; z3 G, s- X! d; G6 _) T9 A4 C Ross Rosenberg, R- \$ U8 d! V# x2 V! c
8/18/03
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