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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. ; C: _, `' T! E$ U0 X  e8 E
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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.2 g# c2 l. A( f

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The pebble is worn smooth
! P" c2 G' f3 A' m# a4 X( \ Made small over time% X7 N1 S3 K5 V4 B
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
8 B  R: y! ~  V, a, X- D4 D A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock3 M1 s& p7 _7 E% i
An accidental offspring of a boulder
$ Z* U# C6 A% ^$ e0 Y. { But just a very small stone.
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The pebble's place in our world , }, C& v# C( S- N6 g! i# a
Is neither understood nor appreciated
& b- l6 L. j" C  q" ^  K5 r6 _ But when thrown into a glassy calm pond : X3 ^! e7 t6 ^0 H. k. \5 {
Its insignificance is transformed
+ o3 X' L7 C* A  t, |! b5 P Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.6 s# X$ A2 x) ~( x3 x, g

% S- u5 ~* D3 ~' q' W The instant the pebble kisses the pond
5 c- s4 g, @5 I" x% q: I Its signature of concentric ripples & ]8 U) W* O3 W" R
Spiral outwards
) O+ `9 L' Q7 x Moving far beyond itself.
9 d3 W% V. s0 a6 S5 e2 N Gently affecting everything in its wake
2 ?$ C/ C. Y- U. W1 L3 d' p/ i Forever altering the smooth placid surface.9 m/ u, y7 a4 H+ R0 W! P* o& Y5 h
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning ( Y0 Q, g( d% A4 f% [; C, r4 c
By unleashing its unimagined power? , q9 _0 O2 q& N. g. X5 O- J
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
% ?7 |/ T$ `. d- @ Creating karmic energy
' a+ ~4 _/ |  S. O" M; F3 Y+ i0 X Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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Aren't we all pebbles?1 c+ d- p# P& C. W! e
Feeling small and insignificant' l! H! P0 s5 [# b
But ultimately recognizing
- C( Y" I' ^7 ^1 W* D- |( I, a2 G That who we are meant to be
6 ?" b1 G( y2 G/ q) F0 R- v' T Can never be measured in isolation. J1 E9 S4 g! r6 l
on a path into ourselves.
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# E0 _" {5 Q2 G$ ~8 J* N0 i It is true then:6 Q0 V1 H7 C# |
Our everlasting future
, w, W! }; V* w' T7 ? Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles: o. V: O* J2 W2 I
Into the pond of life
3 w4 G* {! f& K, q7 i& b Creating ripples
4 S( U  |5 c5 }2 B3 a6 t that leave unique mark on our world
% M5 V: a7 G5 z0 r: M Not because of thoughts   d# @) t: c1 T! ]& E4 z. _. O
not because of well meaning plans
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4 o4 C+ F# S+ @; u Our life's prayers our answered3 \1 i* U7 \8 i! |5 b6 d, o7 D
Because even the smallest pebble
& y! x  F4 }( t: p2 b0 f No matter how seemingly insignificant
( h6 w) x/ ?" ?& b Changes the course of the lives$ Y0 C5 |2 Q/ W+ |; c% P
Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death
; G4 x, L$ ]3 i6 n beckon our lasting attention
# g2 W; v4 h8 e6 F We will gently leave this life . k9 S0 E( T  i
With the knowledge that
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The world will never be the same.- p1 N- T$ H( X

% {) ]+ x1 z, E And then we have heaven …; m! [5 M; ]. e  H. x2 M5 O0 l
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Ross Rosenberg
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