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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.
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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.. N2 y m( X8 }7 P
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Heaven
. n* O j: @* U; o9 M+ h The pebble is worn smooth
( x' P- _6 i6 { Made small over time0 P7 T$ s! p# T& M3 [) Y( e* k0 n
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
7 F; e }! ], i' k9 s A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock' H7 ?0 [# q) a, d2 `: b3 Q
An accidental offspring of a boulder
3 H: W* `( L K* i, n1 o But just a very small stone. E; V x" a. l+ P! q& Y( f
: ?! c0 d6 C# s P The pebble's place in our world ) T0 P `6 }& I( I$ B
Is neither understood nor appreciated8 R6 n5 I4 L: ^- c3 r* o
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond ! {$ X+ D! X# n
Its insignificance is transformed
& B! |6 C+ d" J8 C Its meaning and purpose is unleashed., \/ `5 w0 F2 A/ X, F
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
i5 l" s# x9 v0 x# H4 \$ m Its signature of concentric ripples
: ?! f+ Y6 P4 A x. Y Spiral outwards 0 o! {/ g; m# }2 H
Moving far beyond itself." A4 D6 t( D5 u
Gently affecting everything in its wake7 c6 Y$ v7 @" l( T
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning + R. y3 G `$ V) Z# l" y
By unleashing its unimagined power? 4 Q* \5 R5 ]! ]- x
Into a dueling force of action and reaction/ a1 ~* o* a: V8 _
Creating karmic energy0 g4 l& {' u5 Y; ~/ O
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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4 M% a4 ~' b& f Aren't we all pebbles?
1 Y: y/ |4 {3 A* C Feeling small and insignificant
) j5 W. D1 D0 z0 Z* A But ultimately recognizing ; ?" \' \6 Y8 z& U
That who we are meant to be
, t' t. v( A9 J! U- F" B' O T Can never be measured in isolation
$ f( [9 M1 |: `0 K9 L on a path into ourselves.
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9 M$ y" k' ]* ]$ e It is true then:
! B; s1 `3 d' F: h* c8 r* j4 ^ Our everlasting future 4 n# `% M: r! R! [1 x: b+ f
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
% g; I, {8 D5 Q! C$ o! [ Into the pond of life2 T, | s5 E; |* H& }
Creating ripples ; G0 ]: I4 q/ R& k) V- h
that leave unique mark on our world
7 A4 R4 Z& a* q' ]+ c) b0 M Not because of thoughts
& `" p8 L/ H% x3 C not because of well meaning plans8 [! k- U3 _! t4 w: o
But because of actions. " V8 D) U; s9 `2 H& r' [' O
9 F; z, M0 w" D Our life's prayers our answered
% [# x9 [. M3 [* O* | Because even the smallest pebble
9 e, [. t3 w; a: L( w7 M9 ?8 E No matter how seemingly insignificant& {5 X1 \3 {: S
Changes the course of the lives: A4 t$ [' q H4 x
Of those we touch.? 5 p2 G1 V& m* }2 I/ R8 M; R6 Q
0 D+ V+ {; W' O, E, s And when the icy winds of death. i& H. M8 C3 e# w4 D7 _7 ^6 {
beckon our lasting attention% V4 I9 I" N* U; w3 b$ |0 X6 R, y
We will gently leave this life 5 Z# Y' S8 V1 W9 q& Z4 E) A: X# t5 v2 u9 d
With the knowledge that , v o B4 S% c) V/ H- V. Z/ `& p
because of that one pebble
$ Q: e: y, Q8 r C The world will never be the same.
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" F6 W6 L3 H/ j3 O( ^. C Z And then we have heaven …/ Z8 H V4 Z$ H$ h
( Q. Y$ c- F5 \1 p/ m$ ~' ~( n Ross Rosenberg( Q8 E' Y, v: L' K9 T, O* A+ W
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