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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 s1 n& B( B  I/ |; V* d) d  W; _# A4 ]

3 G4 u  k) j* m2 u 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.& p% Q5 ?+ g3 @

5 G" w& J: Q2 c Heaven
3 a: D/ U& g0 w/ ? The pebble is worn smooth
) k+ k8 X; j6 ]1 U% d/ J. K. c+ ]) { Made small over time  m; V) S! a+ e1 U
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature3 P- ~( b. `5 d* ~1 b
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
) u: y9 y" F4 e An accidental offspring of a boulder
. v( x" B0 ?' s& l' c- f But just a very small stone.
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The pebble's place in our world   I/ ~) W* k0 F* q1 @6 A
Is neither understood nor appreciated# P6 {: ~% E( r* }  b" n5 [% Q
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond # d8 F4 ]0 L/ @
Its insignificance is transformed- ]6 N$ l. z& y' f2 J5 O4 O
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed." N* l: b0 ?$ J
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
0 d8 p2 F& C6 J: z: t Its signature of concentric ripples
  k+ J3 Y0 \6 `. Q0 T Spiral outwards " v3 a2 Q* c" r4 B! n
Moving far beyond itself.) E+ W# S) t' E) r" H
Gently affecting everything in its wake8 V+ K: j* b0 f  s" p
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.0 P) b3 B: J; y7 n8 ^
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning # c. E( d! J& c# q0 w9 D- b
By unleashing its unimagined power?
9 s% t$ B* U) Q- a) n4 d% { Into a dueling force of action and reaction
3 r* ]4 P& I9 r1 w5 Z8 L Creating karmic energy4 A4 r8 T/ n$ m- B/ V2 v
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.! S& _; W  k! l

6 `+ f  |% ]" |* b Aren't we all pebbles?6 e3 r, J2 C( _! A" v7 C0 l
Feeling small and insignificant' t, L. d, x) ~, s8 [+ G( j7 t2 W
But ultimately recognizing
9 `" f1 r" l% B3 O That who we are meant to be& t9 b/ [: d4 ^9 O
Can never be measured in isolation
2 L; b  S  a' {, V$ B* m' E on a path into ourselves.
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& A0 W& [" l( s' d8 n( b" A It is true then:  [. S" |3 P2 g; \
Our everlasting future ' X  x' ?7 V$ Q3 w$ H$ E3 _* A# C& p
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles8 |+ H& r6 y; s5 W$ Y, l! r! F
Into the pond of life+ M+ @3 K; i# i, r
Creating ripples
' _2 o5 D( P, S- F( S that leave unique mark on our world
. J5 V- C/ m( F; x# m Not because of thoughts ; U7 t( s& n( d5 M1 ?3 o
not because of well meaning plans
2 T! l& E! y6 f7 \ But because of actions.
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$ B* S9 A& ^, M& K9 ^1 C6 d' K  ]8 o Our life's prayers our answered% o$ {4 _4 ]/ e) f9 V" n4 C
Because even the smallest pebble
' b* g; p+ x2 ` No matter how seemingly insignificant
$ W( h4 M) N3 q4 ] Changes the course of the lives
% V+ n; @6 n9 u' I2 C- A Of those we touch.? 0 m) y# G- }! \  ~7 z; _; X# {8 j
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And when the icy winds of death- a! @* ]/ Z- l3 D/ N) F( ^9 |
beckon our lasting attention
, M/ z) @% y; |" [9 e We will gently leave this life , l2 D  g" V, l1 w& Y% E
With the knowledge that . _( W$ M6 P7 E9 f
because of that one pebble 0 O2 k4 s2 i8 a* u/ O- X
The world will never be the same.
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% X" N- d0 b2 C, ^- n7 } And then we have heaven …, d4 J! z. P% F7 W
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Ross Rosenberg3 t! f& r8 z* S9 d9 x" o
8/18/03
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