埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 3953|回复: 0

Heaven

[复制链接]
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2010-3-12 06:36 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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. 5 s# S2 A+ @1 i7 I% Q

/ U5 ^% L3 b! B% \2 x 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.
4 s# u$ a1 u: E- h6 b/ B! K. i + C: k6 b& b: ^- Q% ?8 S5 d
Heaven
& J( B7 ^' Y$ e3 f8 U/ s/ O The pebble is worn smooth
8 e% M: e& x  p* ` Made small over time
1 R7 F3 j3 N. v8 ` A product of a cataclysmic force of nature; |& Z$ O4 H  u4 u- Q
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock1 h: \  |# B1 K% n( y1 Y& L. b! L1 J7 ~
An accidental offspring of a boulder
$ i. W& T7 p- _) z But just a very small stone.
/ f0 [! ~$ q% _3 A, Y9 z% K+ Q& z5 a
3 M; H$ W8 v6 S3 C- d The pebble's place in our world 1 N% K/ L5 k& u# A" C
Is neither understood nor appreciated
# f$ A$ M3 R/ _) {! A/ X But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
! C# Y$ H" {! ~' Q: ]$ `% f: K- h, P Its insignificance is transformed' j: A- v, g1 _- D1 k. z  `
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
5 k, f7 r0 E- g( V% ?: ~% s( T
6 Q" o0 ^) |, }0 _* B7 h The instant the pebble kisses the pond
- N% j1 i2 |9 o8 C7 _' t4 } Its signature of concentric ripples
5 V3 A+ z% s% V Spiral outwards & {! y- G! n9 w
Moving far beyond itself.
  E2 V) z- k: b Gently affecting everything in its wake7 ?6 _  e/ S! Z* I' u; e$ \
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.. Q0 V- h, ]% B6 @' f

0 s' _  X+ U8 ] The pebble creates its worth and meaning 1 ^' o! {) n' f  B3 s" @
By unleashing its unimagined power?
! a3 O5 {7 A5 H" S% |7 L$ B Into a dueling force of action and reaction
0 X" A0 f) e% k- I% e9 w( A Creating karmic energy
) X2 Z; [$ M8 F7 f( J Producing lasting and fluid impressions.7 f9 `* Z3 `8 Y' ^
9 J( @! I2 b9 i7 t4 P# H
Aren't we all pebbles?3 Z+ Z* D) ?' i4 V8 t  G, U
Feeling small and insignificant
: ]- [7 {) b( C- K2 ?7 A. B% O But ultimately recognizing ' r0 U6 s0 C) [& X
That who we are meant to be3 c  [' J2 U% Q8 T
Can never be measured in isolation
5 g7 X0 O7 n( I1 I/ t; x on a path into ourselves.# y3 h' u' {; b

* y6 F# a4 T& b/ C9 R4 T2 ` It is true then:
5 W2 c0 C0 }/ q+ c7 y7 x  p Our everlasting future
+ O, A( X2 }( b! b) ^' f3 k2 R Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
4 {% I4 C# l2 e2 R2 Q0 h: C+ B Into the pond of life- i8 G5 x  O* z  ^. K) H
Creating ripples / [1 l$ B/ ^' t- i/ h
that leave unique mark on our world
6 w4 C" U& O$ {% K! L/ D" B. U9 k; F; J Not because of thoughts
5 p2 Q. ~; X# M4 d; d1 f% n not because of well meaning plans9 I. l$ \$ V+ r3 @
But because of actions.
) W0 o, f' |% r- y1 J" Q # W( l! w6 s. l2 B, J3 M5 t
Our life's prayers our answered7 _% b" T4 c% {& @6 B
Because even the smallest pebble
" q9 j6 _$ z9 f No matter how seemingly insignificant
/ A$ ]5 q' m8 x8 g9 I Changes the course of the lives4 H% V5 a5 m1 X& ]- m2 n: v
Of those we touch.?
0 ]9 B9 ^% ?/ k. u0 s! ^  }6 T
% W+ {; W. M2 k" ]  \ And when the icy winds of death
( @6 p" D( Y3 M beckon our lasting attention; y. W2 L" t" L( e5 B8 f- P0 q2 t
We will gently leave this life # W( c1 R( k& {, \# @' y
With the knowledge that 3 q, U8 L8 I$ d
because of that one pebble
, I  c5 g3 ~, @; _- Z0 j! D) n The world will never be the same.
5 }7 c! l- O* o; R $ \" O% g; z: O) Y) }  {
And then we have heaven …+ `* I9 H% t3 Q* R5 B, ~: r

* P, v% i" j% y' @# s7 \ Ross Rosenberg2 s. y2 D6 P: `9 U% u& D( U
8/18/03
您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 注册

本版积分规则

联系我们|小黑屋|手机版|Archiver|埃德蒙顿中文网

GMT-7, 2026-4-11 09:28 , Processed in 0.090676 second(s), 10 queries , Gzip On, APC On.

Powered by Discuz! X3.4

Copyright © 2001-2021, Tencent Cloud.

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表