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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. ! Z9 }) s6 d  {2 R( v

( H- W; w- \( t  \1 L& b: X 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.) `  `' s' H# G2 ?

" e6 ~! F8 C9 g/ Y Heaven% o6 X5 e8 P% ?
The pebble is worn smooth " y) B$ d( w9 ^1 @) ^( C# ^+ g
Made small over time# C( W( v4 X$ A2 {
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
3 n; T! X: \, N2 g0 F A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
3 g9 V1 L8 C' ^# G5 z An accidental offspring of a boulder
- _% W4 L! k; E But just a very small stone. ( g; o1 j5 b& R8 {
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The pebble's place in our world ! u5 @; l) O5 V
Is neither understood nor appreciated: {; p5 c- x" E: t
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
9 S: ~2 o; z! i/ P- M( h4 ^9 v Its insignificance is transformed( U# R4 ]! h  Q' H
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.$ f% t" _9 l: T/ p: d  I
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
8 B9 K( ]# ^/ ~ Its signature of concentric ripples # {! e# h8 r: J9 A- l( b
Spiral outwards $ c) g) v9 D! |% ?! @# r% V
Moving far beyond itself.( A% H+ L5 b7 Y) Q, q4 N
Gently affecting everything in its wake& `/ J) {4 P6 E4 q7 l
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning ) C4 t% T4 y" U6 P4 a5 Y! Y
By unleashing its unimagined power?
, j6 U5 l, K3 s. G Into a dueling force of action and reaction) D, s8 ~! z( k9 y
Creating karmic energy. _. g2 R, c5 H- [
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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Aren't we all pebbles?! m4 Z. v7 l# j
Feeling small and insignificant
; R& g* Q' Y6 P3 Q But ultimately recognizing
) `) |' w. v2 Q, M( v$ e, k/ p That who we are meant to be
) S/ u4 K8 @( P" v3 ^# C Can never be measured in isolation7 m  H( l0 Z; J! v- n
on a path into ourselves.
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) q* g2 ]) s# v. Y2 b' s5 o It is true then:
  U+ ~# d& x, v" B" N$ ] Our everlasting future
- _1 o, Q# [& V+ G3 }5 y Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
3 _1 z, ?% u1 N! e; i8 X/ z3 R4 a Into the pond of life! n7 l; Y- C/ Z% |# Z
Creating ripples 5 H! R0 S+ e; h& I/ {% V3 Y  y; q
that leave unique mark on our world
% B8 B( |+ E  q& { Not because of thoughts
, g6 Z4 j5 Y5 F3 T# L6 [) O9 v not because of well meaning plans$ g  l7 q0 g: G' I2 b- h: _- A' k
But because of actions.
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Our life's prayers our answered
, `( M6 b% L3 @3 \ Because even the smallest pebble
" Z; Z5 u  E: ~* f No matter how seemingly insignificant
  u* `4 `( t# @+ e, \5 O1 X4 r Changes the course of the lives
5 O! i8 o, o0 M$ P, b1 e0 _ Of those we touch.? * @9 ?( ^) ^+ T3 \
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And when the icy winds of death
; S7 }2 ?) f( Z  H6 W# z! Q9 }: C4 b beckon our lasting attention- d( g  G% U# m/ c/ ?7 ^3 `1 f
We will gently leave this life
' k1 F# v) y, e With the knowledge that ! S$ p* [0 h: E
because of that one pebble
+ W' a' [+ L" f3 q: d The world will never be the same.
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And then we have heaven …
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" p2 L: T6 l8 M- b4 A Ross Rosenberg" N3 f2 K* |3 P+ ^( U4 b3 r* H6 _
8/18/03
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