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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. 4 ?& j7 G  {3 Y

. ]0 A0 L. R+ l( r5 L 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.) @/ H4 M9 n- Z3 {. z$ D! C( J
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Heaven
9 Z2 q. r7 L: v6 O, m The pebble is worn smooth
+ j+ L2 f/ B4 f  f* E4 ]6 K: y Made small over time9 T4 j1 j1 ~* P
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature  e7 J! A  U% p6 w& I+ l
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock1 U$ m& X; g. O1 I% d0 |7 e
An accidental offspring of a boulder
" i. X* [" O8 g5 Z$ j But just a very small stone. 9 q" u' p( q5 H

- c# ?4 r$ K" f# ^) l/ K% U The pebble's place in our world * B: u: F7 x5 x0 V3 ^; L
Is neither understood nor appreciated
0 z  \: B2 |, E& D$ m4 z But when thrown into a glassy calm pond " ?7 d9 k4 \! r  g0 h# |
Its insignificance is transformed
2 h6 b, d3 X) h7 ]. ]( n Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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2 T3 w1 k, ?& _# T0 C The instant the pebble kisses the pond  w0 V! @. c) o9 |& z
Its signature of concentric ripples ; q6 I' Y# Z, p8 Z
Spiral outwards - u& ?5 U" C& I0 d  O8 E
Moving far beyond itself." U2 y6 A4 D4 B7 L6 J2 `6 j
Gently affecting everything in its wake
* a8 o- Y" C: b* P! y Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
& q. ~0 j; j" r  y By unleashing its unimagined power? ) v$ w8 d2 A' o2 M+ ^4 `7 E
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
4 ]% `! |8 b8 ?# H8 n0 w3 W# } Creating karmic energy
9 ~8 w+ A) ~1 e# A4 F, r2 V. G' h Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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0 q; Q, c0 i7 q, r+ A" I1 ] Aren't we all pebbles?
' ~) X) Z& _# l$ C0 t. j Feeling small and insignificant' W0 I, B0 h  M8 q( T8 q
But ultimately recognizing
& H4 f4 n$ Q( a' `; o/ U) y& f That who we are meant to be3 u  d0 N1 ^; O, `% \& Z$ k: T
Can never be measured in isolation
) H' K3 e7 E8 _8 L- B. L6 c on a path into ourselves.
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) t) |$ x9 e' v+ G+ z It is true then:
! ?& v9 v3 |# e. y Our everlasting future 1 _! Y/ D) Z* c, ?$ l  [) _
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
) v  b; q' c1 R% s Into the pond of life
; v' {4 |/ s1 F5 Y( b$ B Creating ripples
: d# c  v! N& Z$ ^2 |) Q* } that leave unique mark on our world
( u- _8 {' b7 o Not because of thoughts
/ D, m, N# A# c0 n. M7 ` not because of well meaning plans
# W: n- A% D! b3 U But because of actions. ; `- b# Q- e* ^5 X; l

4 S$ E$ R  S5 ]- p* ]8 s& B+ M9 s: C* X Our life's prayers our answered
! p$ ^- k7 @5 e( T3 M8 f+ J' l* q' h Because even the smallest pebble 7 m2 j4 h  u# O
No matter how seemingly insignificant' v8 L6 c! l! X8 g. e$ ]
Changes the course of the lives; A& Y, T4 R  j, g+ E' I
Of those we touch.?
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0 i0 o/ s* d  G$ |2 G  W9 c And when the icy winds of death3 S5 z( z% Z# m% G( q5 W0 I8 p+ S
beckon our lasting attention# g2 a& w. D7 T# n/ G5 G2 i0 u  ~
We will gently leave this life 6 x9 b1 K4 G2 m. z0 S" a
With the knowledge that
  k8 k* ]! V9 ^  P$ O0 q because of that one pebble
0 p8 `$ L6 r8 o! t8 u0 Q. _& x) o The world will never be the same.% f! a  w0 `6 O% q- J0 x

( A* }) g0 P. e- G0 { And then we have heaven …& X! {2 ~  u1 x
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Ross Rosenberg
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