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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. . d" h) Y5 Y) D4 H/ G

8 J6 F1 C9 _, n* m( U2 y# ` 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.$ r& X2 q0 ]4 X
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Heaven
) F/ S& N# c6 R) h2 c7 D The pebble is worn smooth ; L/ H+ g% p$ @" c# g, L- O- g: i; Q
Made small over time7 t" J9 K  C- w1 b' l, z- O! D- |
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
7 q6 k& ^: _, I- P, r# D A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
, D% f  ^7 b  P' B+ M" a2 g An accidental offspring of a boulder
4 o; S9 D6 H- n5 h" j7 D But just a very small stone. $ i5 R; K% Y) r# _7 P; E

% b& ^6 w5 P2 M# f" |4 {+ K The pebble's place in our world : r( k8 M; d$ N; S  f8 f
Is neither understood nor appreciated
0 N: ]" C# U+ n3 {, o6 j But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 2 T& h( t/ d$ j7 V' u1 b$ _
Its insignificance is transformed: `* r- ~/ U5 x- a7 z( c# Q9 b( ~6 B
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond. F) O8 Y$ a0 i
Its signature of concentric ripples 4 Z( Q. b4 V. R  L" H4 t2 r
Spiral outwards
/ |+ c# J/ o3 Z  w Moving far beyond itself.' M4 l& e9 u. v9 Y; D8 J+ X
Gently affecting everything in its wake
# A: o, s9 v( W9 w Forever altering the smooth placid surface.  c  u- M0 c3 b6 r$ S# P7 a, {

# ~  K5 H' U2 P9 V9 z1 r) [! D The pebble creates its worth and meaning
7 h2 w8 L  q+ J0 k4 u8 e- g1 z" | By unleashing its unimagined power? ( U; s: R$ X$ y; q9 L
Into a dueling force of action and reaction, u1 m/ ~9 [* I- N$ ]# {
Creating karmic energy& w  q' e8 @. E. M- ~$ {" ~
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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Aren't we all pebbles?! h. l4 o3 H. p& }
Feeling small and insignificant& g2 P* g9 C( K  [7 C$ }9 A- g4 q) D
But ultimately recognizing % b0 {/ C) ?: l
That who we are meant to be
3 E& g/ I! t* g Can never be measured in isolation8 S  h+ X/ S% z! c, \5 r. e1 n
on a path into ourselves." C1 f  {  Q, G, Y* T3 H& q! z- a1 Q

1 V. v0 U# S$ R7 M It is true then:
; |# K7 `8 `" j+ u Our everlasting future * G- I# O8 p, R9 D' z0 x
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles4 {) @  \* g7 M4 V2 d
Into the pond of life! Z7 N8 P+ E" ]) [( f0 G. |
Creating ripples
9 b, d' O- r# t/ \0 ] that leave unique mark on our world
5 C+ {$ x) E1 P& _3 |! L Not because of thoughts
2 G  C2 v& q" a. x not because of well meaning plans
, q( w- w; n7 i. y But because of actions.
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* Q/ T8 B/ ?9 D- a0 M9 ? Our life's prayers our answered9 c/ M4 \1 i+ P
Because even the smallest pebble 3 d! w& ~; m  Q! j7 X/ P; |. E
No matter how seemingly insignificant
' Q6 ]) j1 i; n% `$ ?2 m7 J Changes the course of the lives
+ R, X; J- B) \: f2 P* e Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death" |% Z8 U! C/ F# a/ l
beckon our lasting attention
: e$ K! s4 n, J6 \ We will gently leave this life
9 ]  ^0 s( O. G6 R) _ With the knowledge that
2 n1 i2 _2 N5 L because of that one pebble
4 |6 F# G0 i2 w. m* d The world will never be the same.
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And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg
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