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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." J' N9 E* B; U9 W) c
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Heaven
5 k2 e& o1 H  k8 h The pebble is worn smooth
9 M+ ]; C$ R" _2 A Made small over time
; T$ b$ Y  C' j A product of a cataclysmic force of nature$ ]! K- ^8 n9 T& Y, |
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
5 ~$ M% b( C' c1 p" B6 K. _ An accidental offspring of a boulder % V' P& Z! F; \" V/ i$ {" ^
But just a very small stone. , e& E6 c( a2 m4 i  R& Q

3 c' z1 G! R: W! ]. O3 J" x The pebble's place in our world
2 P0 V' ]' A" z) x9 L( {* o8 Q" ^* X  C Is neither understood nor appreciated
6 `0 Y* T" K! ^ But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
9 G6 v4 N4 o1 v! t Its insignificance is transformed
4 X8 g; z3 g( n3 m Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond# s; A/ M: V/ ~8 }$ P1 C
Its signature of concentric ripples
+ H* h, _5 A8 K Spiral outwards
& p0 y" `: Y6 z. Q, a Moving far beyond itself.2 ]! r! V" @5 o8 P8 c4 W
Gently affecting everything in its wake& R' }' Y2 l& F) ~4 T* @
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.7 Q+ s& y2 D5 k
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
0 k! m! y2 j+ I By unleashing its unimagined power?
/ @4 z2 B% V8 o/ L Into a dueling force of action and reaction- `& e0 x) o/ W$ g. w: q: l. W
Creating karmic energy% @! U8 s4 I) e8 K6 Z' U- ]. V
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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: Y  ~; X- Q; J& `, q6 w" E Aren't we all pebbles?
% h0 S+ u2 I8 `6 N) n- t) I6 M9 o Feeling small and insignificant7 y1 \8 B! {6 B
But ultimately recognizing & k$ ~6 Q& p6 Q% G1 o1 {
That who we are meant to be4 `) \0 o/ j: M" L* G* {
Can never be measured in isolation
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It is true then:
: a' M" E9 Y& d0 f' ` Our everlasting future 1 v' F) @1 D( I4 n4 X! z2 ]' Y: r
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
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Creating ripples
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Not because of thoughts
, e" C: x- t  Y% u' F( r not because of well meaning plans
1 w: M" p+ \& z But because of actions.
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Our life's prayers our answered
9 N2 t9 J4 [% K( v Because even the smallest pebble
5 `# ~9 D% P$ c No matter how seemingly insignificant
$ U# H, l9 R2 E: _  q Changes the course of the lives
* S( _! o0 }! z, ]- h Of those we touch.? $ `! W! w4 W# y
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And when the icy winds of death
& e3 u; y7 x9 }8 K- W beckon our lasting attention5 l4 s$ j; g& c) P; |+ o6 s
We will gently leave this life 4 R3 A: z, h' s* ]
With the knowledge that
5 q$ B. p1 D0 h8 m4 \$ ^ because of that one pebble
* r' O% `4 v" s+ \" o, x The world will never be the same.( l$ d( V: `3 p# e3 Q

" ?  q. Z  R# I) m! \8 t And then we have heaven …" y# i/ V! T% X) t; L  e
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Ross Rosenberg9 A% n8 ^+ H& F3 `+ q2 C
8/18/03
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