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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. / C6 R: M: i: d
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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.
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, H' V6 d0 f! j Heaven
3 _1 I! u8 W6 c0 ^/ u- L& e/ f2 F The pebble is worn smooth
0 j6 z" j( t' V8 a Made small over time
& d2 }: w/ R/ O0 y: q A product of a cataclysmic force of nature% b0 U: |3 B. x/ X2 O
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock8 r& c4 y$ n6 n
An accidental offspring of a boulder
5 y8 \! f: ^8 A" r4 p2 m4 \ But just a very small stone. - `1 X. j  v' s. \( z: I( z
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The pebble's place in our world
/ a9 A5 ~+ r# R" ? Is neither understood nor appreciated" }! [3 o$ u0 p
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 6 Q3 \+ P' m/ c$ J6 y. f) S3 z
Its insignificance is transformed* U: y" e$ {: c; x; \
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
+ l! ]3 ]& Q; m0 u2 O Its signature of concentric ripples
0 S" V0 P0 u  }/ a; l; O Spiral outwards . `9 A$ k0 U% h$ d5 |
Moving far beyond itself.& H, G' X; h" B) O4 @1 `
Gently affecting everything in its wake
( H0 y- J: z1 G7 U0 P9 s Forever altering the smooth placid surface.$ q& A* s8 |" x/ t7 [# O2 c' X

! {4 `% R3 d% Y* L' X8 | The pebble creates its worth and meaning
6 y+ [) @& B( X6 w/ d! Q By unleashing its unimagined power? 0 h8 N! L8 I% u8 t  A$ Q( o" u2 I
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
. Y# D1 c8 B6 v0 v Creating karmic energy
5 R/ l( {/ N) }% _+ w Producing lasting and fluid impressions.) o  E6 O# c+ v" C  K

5 U, O0 U( C5 j) O& K/ I: B/ q Aren't we all pebbles?
3 O$ x  p# B) t+ d# P Feeling small and insignificant
( P1 y4 h4 r6 S& D3 Z) X But ultimately recognizing   ^$ |9 K$ J( y* b0 Q& X/ d  i& c$ D
That who we are meant to be7 [6 U' [) ?: X- J( T) v9 p
Can never be measured in isolation
; k6 K+ l! M: J* w# q on a path into ourselves.' n; {$ t. j3 c

2 w) _/ U, s4 O: c3 m$ r+ l4 e2 h5 s It is true then:  C& D: L" x( O
Our everlasting future
$ o4 n" @$ T& K8 H/ M Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles, \4 P* F& @) o/ H
Into the pond of life
$ W& A* z$ j0 X% Q1 N: E# t) n2 [- S Creating ripples " y5 }% B2 W  ?: N0 \
that leave unique mark on our world
% f" x4 s. h) a& g% l, v4 F1 I Not because of thoughts
0 Z4 b+ D) A3 b' [0 B not because of well meaning plans0 S9 m# w4 @! M2 p" K
But because of actions.
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" F5 z% y# b& |( H Our life's prayers our answered2 `4 c$ F: t$ j3 h
Because even the smallest pebble
7 f0 Q: S, B7 p: K No matter how seemingly insignificant/ `# [5 z6 {. r6 ?3 \( B- \2 P
Changes the course of the lives( Q7 r1 F- h2 r( E, P
Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death4 L! `6 N/ H, `* d: d
beckon our lasting attention
  j' _7 l% e0 l0 z. _ We will gently leave this life   a% E  M: R0 B4 l
With the knowledge that " t% y, a! b/ v, \- K6 s# q; u
because of that one pebble ( ^( [' j& ^) K0 q
The world will never be the same.
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) D! d2 j' R7 G$ O" ]$ q  f. U, N5 R) J And then we have heaven …
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" i" z+ \" j% s7 R Ross Rosenberg% k' k6 t2 l* T3 ~* _/ @5 Y
8/18/03
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