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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. $ p1 Q# E/ _8 b( [. ]. J( L
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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.% J$ T; r2 {& t$ D1 c, b8 n
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Heaven! z& _& Z7 t' w5 k( \' N
The pebble is worn smooth 2 @7 d: D6 A8 b$ z5 M
Made small over time
! T$ t- g: p1 h3 s" j A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
5 M) y: a, `% j* i* n. { A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock+ e  Z+ ^5 y# i. R+ z0 f2 a4 W& S
An accidental offspring of a boulder
5 F; |' h8 E: [; w; o But just a very small stone. % E# {+ ^1 G5 O
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The pebble's place in our world
7 T' M$ h4 ~/ H  c( W  [9 u Is neither understood nor appreciated5 C3 `3 i5 T% R" K  y4 L* Q
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 0 _7 a; _% Z' [% `5 p/ Z% q& c; K" r
Its insignificance is transformed
6 p$ S3 r$ @6 p- d2 A* G8 Y Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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  w9 e  e/ \9 Y5 }' q* S6 M The instant the pebble kisses the pond
  c# d: z' w2 u Its signature of concentric ripples * ~1 L* ~6 M: ~/ D
Spiral outwards 0 H  {. ]1 \( t3 c$ Y
Moving far beyond itself.3 ]6 Q( ^. b4 e5 I
Gently affecting everything in its wake5 n* u1 l  ~. N( x
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.0 f1 r: v2 Q! y

: t6 Z6 o8 k4 S The pebble creates its worth and meaning : P' T' R9 B9 V
By unleashing its unimagined power?
6 I9 W- Y" f( |" m! R2 _ Into a dueling force of action and reaction
( L  N+ A$ s/ ]- }# V Creating karmic energy; H5 a+ G& A! T% M% _1 u
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.( D% O# @0 ?3 f0 f; g

& \4 d* b4 s: u3 @+ a4 {  P Aren't we all pebbles?
+ u" y! X' |/ _- [* s! q Feeling small and insignificant
: {- i8 C/ v7 D9 j  \9 c But ultimately recognizing
* m+ c3 B) K( ?  ^7 a. x That who we are meant to be0 y+ b/ P! d. T5 S* I
Can never be measured in isolation
, |) n" z/ b: s+ `/ _ on a path into ourselves.) z1 T! K1 {0 E/ f7 H3 }

6 J$ A: B9 {0 z% u It is true then:( V$ i/ \9 b% U6 _8 V( G
Our everlasting future
. K6 t8 J5 x* U& @8 {& T; p Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles( G& }& y0 ]+ I9 t3 k' s
Into the pond of life
! O; s4 m/ I' @9 e  N; l Creating ripples $ I4 }) U- G' U- M$ l0 g8 {
that leave unique mark on our world
/ @/ T* C* z, b. b5 w Not because of thoughts ; k. e! W' b/ r& c6 z' ?% f: O
not because of well meaning plans
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2 C& m: ]& m7 I) v, t8 c; x& h" C1 j% E Our life's prayers our answered
! h) \" v+ w8 D0 e) H7 x& Y( V; _ Because even the smallest pebble
) F3 a7 r1 O: z) u. p No matter how seemingly insignificant3 a; I! C  e! N, P4 R) d$ b
Changes the course of the lives
" K  c: o/ U+ F2 D8 a& |" A  j Of those we touch.? 6 {( E: U' |# k; V3 d5 A
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And when the icy winds of death
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We will gently leave this life
% t7 K- a7 s6 g. ~8 |* L  M1 R With the knowledge that   S/ P$ S! v$ `- g9 z9 ]8 s; }
because of that one pebble
: m3 {& ^& y& U6 v The world will never be the same.1 w7 s6 b* ~+ l& J2 x9 x
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And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg- S8 c9 J. ?( }0 T: p- \  _
8/18/03
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