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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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9 c7 ^0 }) k; a4 | 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.5 {) G* }6 m6 }( r4 ^
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Heaven0 A7 {2 U$ g8 b4 Y4 S, _2 U
The pebble is worn smooth " P& ?+ e+ w7 c! c* N: U
Made small over time$ x, p4 j1 K2 S0 m! Q* x% P
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature, ~2 s; T1 s' A, t  d
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock9 O7 L' z  }" K, k" b' I
An accidental offspring of a boulder
- W; E. T  J  v# J, n But just a very small stone. 0 x$ ?! J) w  h  F% C

/ ]6 n" I# M( Y3 E The pebble's place in our world ' h) G- c9 K* F0 n) L
Is neither understood nor appreciated
1 {4 `$ ~! `4 z8 \# V5 N But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
. x9 d( e! l5 Q4 ^4 J% ~ Its insignificance is transformed
* [3 ^0 m' u% V) B" T Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond5 M0 {% q. }; Y
Its signature of concentric ripples ( t; {5 k1 d0 R8 g. r/ [8 ]7 {1 e. g
Spiral outwards 5 s) ^8 |1 x# {" E: f
Moving far beyond itself.- B3 _4 C1 G2 }5 @& d
Gently affecting everything in its wake3 }. q7 s* Q" ^0 ~% ^9 m
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.4 f% ^' l7 v0 f  M! Q5 E; I7 a8 J

' e2 W0 B! z/ _, @- E) q The pebble creates its worth and meaning
: X: ~8 t( ^1 ~ By unleashing its unimagined power?
2 }$ N2 L1 V" ~+ [% W Into a dueling force of action and reaction
5 C, L/ N9 Y# ?( x1 q# x& ~3 ^ Creating karmic energy
: Q+ C# L0 p, } Producing lasting and fluid impressions.! G- u" F* _4 f# e4 a4 |5 x

5 E, }3 B# P$ m9 }* r' V1 d$ F Aren't we all pebbles?
( `# Y8 }5 _- p6 p7 i( e6 N Feeling small and insignificant
7 c7 e+ ~5 k; h6 \! m But ultimately recognizing , z% ^- }  k1 T
That who we are meant to be( s- O7 B% {3 V5 H
Can never be measured in isolation
( O2 p$ m; e" W" E7 _ on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:
; Q# a! y0 |0 D! u" |. s. G Our everlasting future / g; {0 l3 m8 {% o+ J
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
2 S7 u: w( l3 O7 o' Z Into the pond of life& e  h9 ?+ c* G; B9 r' Y
Creating ripples , T4 r# g! Q! U! b& w1 I
that leave unique mark on our world
" {4 i/ u# F% N& t, V3 j" L Not because of thoughts
! r  E! H* g4 _ not because of well meaning plans
  h4 l* ^3 h9 Z9 l* }9 Z. V3 Z+ M But because of actions.
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- a" V! g6 p: r0 \  }; b Our life's prayers our answered
. M8 E; v9 e* e9 F8 a- G Because even the smallest pebble + N1 z3 `: m' ]" j/ @
No matter how seemingly insignificant
8 r# G8 I! I6 d  E! R* X Changes the course of the lives# j7 Y: s, r8 `" E4 k
Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death3 M. \& @6 w# M8 B/ d
beckon our lasting attention. H/ b& k. A- c5 l$ k9 A
We will gently leave this life
8 Q, ?) y; E+ c With the knowledge that
$ J# Q8 G* U; N" w+ W7 _; B; \ because of that one pebble
3 j% h6 |  f- U" g8 A" {5 { The world will never be the same.
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And then we have heaven …
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  I" ^7 d* B7 m4 d Ross Rosenberg
$ B" M9 J8 F$ n; S, K! b2 e 8/18/03
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