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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. & V. N7 h$ ^* x3 `* G3 [

+ |0 e4 q. c4 ^( Q  K' Z1 x8 A 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: B  [" Y/ d/ e6 o

  v1 ^4 S3 @) c# W0 @* v$ ?3 @$ Q Heaven
3 e( M* y! q+ p( X( E! Y; V& ~2 t The pebble is worn smooth ' O3 n- H, S' ?9 a
Made small over time9 j3 b. Z0 ]! U% m1 e" J
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature  r4 V  G- p! ?9 U* _! J: ?3 a( l! R+ b
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
/ B! I  H+ y- }& b2 p6 @! A. D+ X An accidental offspring of a boulder
! c7 l8 g2 d; O But just a very small stone. " c4 ^& z8 {! F9 {' j

1 S7 h5 h, ^! L; l The pebble's place in our world + q; ?  g$ |3 e& ]5 X+ y' B
Is neither understood nor appreciated+ u) w' M3 \; u( k, R
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond ! S/ W* D# ~+ c. H2 A# M/ r9 I& C
Its insignificance is transformed# V* G& F% @  Z5 B/ I9 j7 Q1 x
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.  {3 K! c$ U+ C2 x  G9 {8 X
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond  @( M: W2 Z! c
Its signature of concentric ripples ! l; Z- f  q8 j3 ]/ y. ~/ s
Spiral outwards
4 \* B8 P3 j+ _0 i( s+ s Moving far beyond itself.; }! ~, ]1 X* ]
Gently affecting everything in its wake
( r- v" \! x$ c Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning , Q+ x- R" m. f7 T3 h( o
By unleashing its unimagined power?   }; `& h8 a# N; N
Into a dueling force of action and reaction- C9 M6 K0 G$ M
Creating karmic energy
4 \/ j& E7 k1 T. D' [ Producing lasting and fluid impressions.5 `  N9 Q" t: u& G* ?

/ Y. n9 G  n0 e Aren't we all pebbles?
1 l9 _0 w  a7 I& o9 C. c5 n( Q Feeling small and insignificant
8 J: O' e& b4 @, | But ultimately recognizing 5 g3 w; e" [% k5 X
That who we are meant to be
: _, w& ?2 T% j& }! ~& K Can never be measured in isolation
" p* u2 [$ M) B3 q on a path into ourselves.
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# c  w2 Q2 k: t% Z9 R( q It is true then:% r9 ^9 U' h3 A* t6 _0 M% C  c: f
Our everlasting future
, _# K% d7 y+ ~1 S* n. l. o7 l Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles+ v. j/ X9 {1 A& Z$ P
Into the pond of life
* o: h# w- |9 o# T; O7 e' _+ U Creating ripples 0 b2 c6 s# W, ^5 N* P1 B- x
that leave unique mark on our world
: ?' o0 ?+ b( t8 M& ] Not because of thoughts
( R, U: ~- i5 E: X! [5 ]5 q not because of well meaning plans5 n* w+ c( G0 e- x; O# O6 m
But because of actions.
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: q2 \& u8 ?0 |% _9 t4 f) @& a Our life's prayers our answered
  q6 e9 a3 y- c) H0 S1 ?4 { Because even the smallest pebble 9 ]( f- W7 ?+ ?. m3 |( }; Y) H4 |
No matter how seemingly insignificant
! r2 `, ^, |( e5 t: A. b3 p% Z Changes the course of the lives
1 x, f4 B8 \  \4 L. J" j Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death
0 U  E$ B( w5 D7 a- D  ` beckon our lasting attention
# ]4 O5 P) x- x# C( H) }2 }: ^! J1 u We will gently leave this life
# u' Q8 n' i& r+ c- D& g/ [ With the knowledge that
# S2 N- F+ G, s4 O( o4 I" ?; [ because of that one pebble + O* l+ P) g7 {8 A3 X& v1 K
The world will never be the same.
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And then we have heaven …
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) t# Z2 X7 z2 M% j  G/ @0 S Ross Rosenberg0 u) W6 f( f/ X5 s- e
8/18/03
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