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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. 7 C9 ?. J$ m9 v  w0 E$ c
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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.
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Heaven* e& J& B" _( M) Y
The pebble is worn smooth 9 e0 i! I7 {/ r( J
Made small over time2 Y- V/ ~( S) i2 I0 f
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature9 h) X/ J7 }8 H- y" P7 N% U- s
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
6 t' ]/ \( D& w! R$ n* x% U: \ An accidental offspring of a boulder 2 P/ {# _' x' j: T) l8 E! a4 w
But just a very small stone. % S! m1 k8 {  L9 t& L
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The pebble's place in our world # g! W- c8 Q% h) @9 z9 F4 z, L
Is neither understood nor appreciated' D3 l5 s) i2 ~+ S" _4 [9 c' R8 ?
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
0 w/ C0 M! \, T4 j% t& [  x Its insignificance is transformed. q# {- b  O1 k2 N, ?5 N4 @
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
$ G6 S0 z; `% F$ t  p+ O$ M Its signature of concentric ripples : ]2 }) ~( [! W# ?+ C+ U
Spiral outwards
* B& {- c9 @4 @ Moving far beyond itself.2 e0 f$ n* U4 N( q4 f
Gently affecting everything in its wake9 M4 U  z3 }0 ^( d- \% O
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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1 c1 g2 @9 B$ Y! i! M+ s* F The pebble creates its worth and meaning
1 F9 {$ h' a0 c) I6 Y By unleashing its unimagined power? * s6 g( d, e/ m# v
Into a dueling force of action and reaction6 L- A( p4 t2 ^( i+ Q' j
Creating karmic energy& g) e; {, n$ m: R! u4 m
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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4 X- ]8 T2 l  g9 { Aren't we all pebbles?9 E3 H# O- x1 ^6 X: _
Feeling small and insignificant( N  X( s& e7 x6 z
But ultimately recognizing # z  y. `' {$ J- ~2 u& i* R
That who we are meant to be- n% i6 [9 a* {3 P' |0 \, O
Can never be measured in isolation
" G) a, u! f% z1 c) f0 K# x' R on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:) h" d+ E( F( D. n0 c& [
Our everlasting future
0 Z& o* g3 P1 l2 T$ g) P. r Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
7 n1 h! {: w4 `) X( v! t% K& H1 G+ Q Into the pond of life' l! }+ y* f$ w7 F$ u
Creating ripples ) U: {. S5 ~$ s* R1 e( U4 V
that leave unique mark on our world
" F; X4 a; d, @! }. `' o& ? Not because of thoughts . F" M! {5 ]1 w: y6 ?( }& T) _) L
not because of well meaning plans- j% Y4 c* [! i8 Q4 P; I
But because of actions.
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Our life's prayers our answered" _8 c- Q# q  c) Z
Because even the smallest pebble
1 E3 K8 D" X* } No matter how seemingly insignificant( P- s" Q) t* G1 W
Changes the course of the lives
/ t; w* A2 F' m  D* k% ]! ~, |2 h Of those we touch.? 4 W+ j3 ~- L! I. a" I6 L* J2 K* @

. A! D0 I5 ?+ a! O And when the icy winds of death; i% s/ F$ b* m" K6 K& {" ?
beckon our lasting attention
0 M$ ~2 w5 Q. `7 g1 ~/ ^: U5 [ We will gently leave this life 5 \1 f8 G0 {: P4 g
With the knowledge that
$ j5 Q' R; _$ }1 ^7 f because of that one pebble
3 _# V" q$ G" M5 g1 S# R The world will never be the same.: R: d; `, J. O$ X( i5 _1 Q

" D5 z2 T* ], W5 ` And then we have heaven …7 Y. ]5 Z& \4 h) P! r& s1 G: B8 ^

9 F6 x; z, Q) i3 y/ Y' \9 g Ross Rosenberg) l2 q5 u9 }, F+ H% c
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