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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. , S* G" s  n& ^  A+ k$ b5 W

! `4 K$ z' c# y 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.5 h5 s3 [8 L7 Z9 s& k: _$ V
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Heaven
* p9 s. r9 G5 x+ F1 ] The pebble is worn smooth
+ z6 [2 U6 [) p. r Made small over time, s4 c. P6 M9 _! H$ y+ }. ?% y
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
/ O5 Z# `* I; ~; e5 g/ [ A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
( H: c) D/ N( E* z4 m An accidental offspring of a boulder
) n: x% `8 U! E, ]) i But just a very small stone. 4 f& E! x' a  _; I( l8 n
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The pebble's place in our world
  q5 C  ~! C, T Is neither understood nor appreciated, F7 H8 S; C# E# @
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond - P+ t  A' {  c9 v2 s
Its insignificance is transformed8 s4 E, K0 k" F: q) i1 I
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.* w6 P# N$ B5 f" }

: c* Y* @3 R% M! L) A* s- t The instant the pebble kisses the pond3 B, r' ^( F8 }6 Y. ?2 n+ Q: \
Its signature of concentric ripples
) U% v+ u7 l4 V# W% |3 j Spiral outwards ; L' ?5 w3 T" a5 y
Moving far beyond itself.
+ _0 q' V, g6 K0 e; W Gently affecting everything in its wake$ L' |$ J- D! H" V. A
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.! ^0 |: l" ?% |+ i, J# t
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
& ~! U  m& R; j By unleashing its unimagined power? , f" a# }8 z% D: H
Into a dueling force of action and reaction- e" T# H* I6 R1 v7 V
Creating karmic energy1 i: X( |2 K2 O9 Q0 p
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.+ C; I* w! Q  g/ q* D

3 r4 T9 n3 v% u, d1 M# U6 X% u  x Aren't we all pebbles?
8 S5 l7 N5 p* z" B$ [ Feeling small and insignificant" R# _9 ~$ a5 M: ?
But ultimately recognizing 2 H: a' ~7 T' c- @: k
That who we are meant to be
8 G% M. D) J: C5 j4 n! e+ o1 ]9 C Can never be measured in isolation
+ c. L9 p2 V0 p) u on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:, t+ p* D! I, l; I' z
Our everlasting future 5 l! U: F# {" G& \
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles5 O6 s/ ?$ N  X: `: o) x6 I. A
Into the pond of life$ Y* p1 a7 v% _
Creating ripples - e, r. I  N+ @; v3 E1 c& w9 T
that leave unique mark on our world $ h/ c& c; D7 Z$ o% S
Not because of thoughts
8 l7 B: z% u- r* G- c/ P/ f' r not because of well meaning plans" N( u. w% o# i6 X
But because of actions.
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4 ]1 F9 y" q1 C# u Our life's prayers our answered1 e1 V; j. M7 {
Because even the smallest pebble 9 ?: X! H4 O4 `8 a" C) k
No matter how seemingly insignificant0 T' D; `3 R. @& @/ ]- b
Changes the course of the lives3 y9 B$ ~5 K- g
Of those we touch.? , c3 l9 C- J* r/ v7 k
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And when the icy winds of death  j1 q  n$ T, i, f
beckon our lasting attention$ `( Q! v: z) Q  @( f
We will gently leave this life
: X) l: M9 P' u6 H4 |" g5 y With the knowledge that
9 M$ {# j8 Y( Y- A0 [7 E- l' M because of that one pebble ; p4 s3 u( J/ l$ `; O: T
The world will never be the same.% T# g( @- w5 d
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And then we have heaven …' u% O) S+ ~! \. e5 Z/ U  O' p
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Ross Rosenberg) h& v+ S/ o) B: I4 T
8/18/03
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