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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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. h0 p: [+ @0 b# v" L0 b7 F7 Q1 m 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.
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Heaven" p1 _2 Z# F$ X( r
The pebble is worn smooth 6 e( J1 z+ m$ u0 m
Made small over time
: _  R& J1 n+ s4 S# I/ O A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
5 U5 R, V+ R/ ^9 H: f# C7 h A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock8 n1 Z5 g3 q9 o1 g) R  d7 a# s
An accidental offspring of a boulder
  R& w: G7 a7 p9 ~/ Y0 x, A' I- Y But just a very small stone.
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The pebble's place in our world : m. Q0 ]- t4 C
Is neither understood nor appreciated' |! H5 c# h& `1 V) T* m6 c: {9 K
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
" J& l+ _# N: n  G* i, y& |8 D Its insignificance is transformed
* Q2 P5 o  g: I  a* O. n Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.$ ?0 r. c8 P8 O

$ I# K5 _1 T$ ]- |9 a The instant the pebble kisses the pond
+ S6 n2 `: g& |/ z) H( N: R Its signature of concentric ripples
5 C# T0 o# G! ]1 \  |1 ^' F" x Spiral outwards 5 D* y4 z; _6 I
Moving far beyond itself.' e0 N. r$ r- K
Gently affecting everything in its wake- ^( n7 q; q/ E: M6 \
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.* t1 }9 v. K, {  G  x, ], j8 e' P
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
0 t, m* A" M/ s) [" d1 I0 z; I By unleashing its unimagined power? & h  r# j8 c, L( D; L2 f
Into a dueling force of action and reaction: q2 ?. \8 w) d; K$ t
Creating karmic energy
9 `& W! I3 J1 R# u Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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3 f1 @6 f: ]8 g, t4 i* Q% s6 A Aren't we all pebbles?& s/ S% ?# k8 u* r8 N; ^* E/ A
Feeling small and insignificant7 y; ?1 E! ]6 }; x) x
But ultimately recognizing . b5 F, u1 x% N9 y9 w3 h: s
That who we are meant to be
: ^( a# K5 S/ w/ b Can never be measured in isolation- }5 D& F; g/ _, R: N: S
on a path into ourselves.+ C/ W/ Z& ?/ Z3 r; s* H' B0 x

* ^5 {" G/ M& g) _& d It is true then:! O7 X2 }  g: P) x" B
Our everlasting future
) }; {0 c7 M0 W Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles$ J; I" {9 P* Q1 \: E9 f0 R
Into the pond of life
3 [- E: K* B# P6 b; q& S0 p3 x0 W Creating ripples
$ e9 P3 ?/ k+ J7 D, C% x, } that leave unique mark on our world
6 V1 K. o' ?$ l) z# _7 W/ b Not because of thoughts ( s2 g; X3 s- A9 L: Q6 L  ~* [
not because of well meaning plans- `& Q( U4 h- t; k9 k
But because of actions. 5 I& {3 Y2 N8 Z/ r% N+ E) Q
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Our life's prayers our answered3 E: L- ~% q6 w7 O8 l! T2 n' s# G% n
Because even the smallest pebble   a2 L) s9 u  h
No matter how seemingly insignificant
9 n5 R$ H! f6 s  A2 I5 v Changes the course of the lives
- `" o. @$ ]3 \4 F( j& m Of those we touch.? 1 _; f! H* ?+ I8 ^9 A* X8 R
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And when the icy winds of death' o; ~: P; v0 z2 k6 U- d2 A0 o
beckon our lasting attention
/ s, Q5 I' ]- o We will gently leave this life
6 A- G, p& M2 f( H' E With the knowledge that 1 V) r( m; p# d+ Z2 V  P5 h# p, P; a
because of that one pebble
0 A; K+ H/ h2 R% u; u; A) u8 ?* S The world will never be the same.% i7 V& Z$ m- W/ M0 C

9 }) c3 M/ `$ V3 q. w& [' a" ] And then we have heaven …" s6 T. N' ^+ L
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Ross Rosenberg
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