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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. + m5 e# R8 V/ `* V2 @) J5 C! 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.9 V& K  |7 p+ K' I4 Q8 s  |

9 _0 i9 q, [2 \4 ]0 y, C Heaven" Z0 S% p3 R% J; N
The pebble is worn smooth
, t' F9 ~2 O. K: n  M7 X/ b2 \/ B9 [  r Made small over time2 v. J$ E& {9 w* T( p
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature8 f# m. L$ T- D# ^! j
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock# Z! \" h6 O) ]  V8 `* h* r
An accidental offspring of a boulder - Q+ I, q/ {: ^& s
But just a very small stone. % }9 N& G$ }( Z- p

" A" D- ]( z) e" u% e+ n The pebble's place in our world 4 C; z: @( K% m' G
Is neither understood nor appreciated
. ]$ w' E! F8 {  k4 j2 i4 ^ But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
; `! I1 i' i8 H" T; R Its insignificance is transformed: ~1 T9 |5 q7 @5 m+ n
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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1 e6 s- W  `; R% j( \- p* f The instant the pebble kisses the pond
* X' J3 q) w8 M Its signature of concentric ripples
0 }2 K7 e6 n- E Spiral outwards $ c$ S  Q7 t3 M' ^6 o
Moving far beyond itself.
% H$ E, ~) Q: D' C  S$ W Gently affecting everything in its wake) B$ U' @. b2 ?6 @; K
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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1 m; l: z/ w% H' Z The pebble creates its worth and meaning
+ U/ x; S. @# ? By unleashing its unimagined power? 0 ?! y8 T: {% y7 G) x) {& j
Into a dueling force of action and reaction5 T- @2 I6 h3 q/ T- X7 j, m. y! z
Creating karmic energy" d+ ~4 {" y$ W; S
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.! }. c$ j1 d$ K: B/ L4 Z0 B

+ k. Y# L: r+ O5 h5 W- |  Y* t Aren't we all pebbles?! m3 ]6 e4 w4 t7 n3 E
Feeling small and insignificant
$ X6 K5 b7 @6 p0 s But ultimately recognizing & A/ h& C9 V; R( e" [
That who we are meant to be
5 s# D/ r# D# y2 y) h  e7 M" b0 p8 l Can never be measured in isolation( j' h/ m/ ^8 ?# N0 J/ S  z
on a path into ourselves.3 M0 Y! {" T) P0 X- q* W

! Q7 X" u! v; x0 [ It is true then:' S/ C- h+ x* |+ Z7 k$ k  `6 x
Our everlasting future
0 y7 i! t1 ^" c1 Y- { Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
2 }! a4 B- N2 @5 C, ^6 Y- D' J" _ Into the pond of life
& j' v& t# {" X; h7 G. V. J Creating ripples
5 C- m, W! I, @ that leave unique mark on our world
) |- ?. H9 @6 B# g. C Not because of thoughts 2 f" t9 V0 u6 M  v* u/ j2 k
not because of well meaning plans. r2 A& z8 j6 E: i, J) f* F$ p
But because of actions.
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Our life's prayers our answered8 g% d  M- p/ B, j5 R+ D
Because even the smallest pebble
- G+ i: z+ U6 M/ B No matter how seemingly insignificant
6 G; q. a/ V. ]1 R Changes the course of the lives
4 E# P: j2 V5 J9 S Of those we touch.?
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8 S( P$ L& g! T# ~) ^! f And when the icy winds of death) `& ?" A) s6 L' ?
beckon our lasting attention. V. ]: [8 |/ c. J2 t  W" Q/ W
We will gently leave this life
5 Y7 }: S" @3 ~5 T; [& g5 k With the knowledge that
* Y0 X) e- N% e5 u- b' w: W8 P3 p because of that one pebble
8 [0 m- v4 k& D/ u! ]  x1 d+ o The world will never be the same.
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" i& v& ^) x& @1 O! a And then we have heaven …
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) n( H, C' ^/ r3 s. j Ross Rosenberg+ y# l6 ?9 B- h* D: M7 O7 ~
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