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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. 6 p" H+ l7 k, d1 A
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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.% a/ B, W/ F: d- U6 d8 [; N
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Heaven1 w/ b' R! G% k" d& J# B! v4 g8 z
The pebble is worn smooth
1 k( t: h( x7 g4 S) p- A# I Made small over time/ B! O; v) c: u3 ^8 i( F
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
: }  n5 F3 y* ^+ I. T- ? A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
: E: i; G; \. b1 y+ k An accidental offspring of a boulder 0 C& X" V1 P: Q$ @- W  J
But just a very small stone.
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The pebble's place in our world
2 j3 f8 _3 [8 l; |) Q Is neither understood nor appreciated
  @7 J7 L* Z) _- U$ L But when thrown into a glassy calm pond + u- l. [2 R' R! t
Its insignificance is transformed' V* U" n" I' _" }* m* k
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.# N, i' B! _' u& }, O- B9 o
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
: V" B# `; C: \- f0 z0 ^ Its signature of concentric ripples " G: g. |1 G4 ^! w; K% ?0 \7 W8 k
Spiral outwards
( U$ R' I. I4 w% s! _' U6 e) b Moving far beyond itself.
+ B) E1 P- X# W8 v& I( @ Gently affecting everything in its wake- d6 B' j  [! ~+ d* Q5 ~4 d
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.5 e1 a$ c% E# _% n, c5 s- \2 |. T
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
  B/ I' k# L3 i  U9 y. f By unleashing its unimagined power?
- J: t3 q( X/ h" T9 p: K" }% A& }: f Into a dueling force of action and reaction
3 t$ J/ r8 F- @- B: x8 W  ~ Creating karmic energy
7 T: `* i9 D' {: `: ?+ T Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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. r+ q6 a5 |- t5 @ Aren't we all pebbles?
- c! G" \9 O8 C: G! Z" b3 F Feeling small and insignificant
2 U" r2 U+ w6 ^ But ultimately recognizing
# m7 E1 U6 c1 ]' \5 Y$ } That who we are meant to be
! m; K# P/ K6 H% q3 | Can never be measured in isolation
" f8 {1 x0 E( Z+ F  g on a path into ourselves.' S, H8 {" X8 b" }( ^( ]+ R! y
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It is true then:1 W4 T, n8 U8 H. u
Our everlasting future + w& _% _2 m, m' J. h
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
+ p" _+ h6 u* t) ~) I# }+ q2 f* w Into the pond of life
- e5 J  J" z( d Creating ripples 9 k3 L2 {# _4 j) [
that leave unique mark on our world
$ Q: y: M& R! {" |3 \8 c' K5 p Not because of thoughts ) v* J% ~, P1 o: G+ D; h8 a3 n$ ^
not because of well meaning plans
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Our life's prayers our answered6 `2 v+ x8 @' \! a
Because even the smallest pebble % b* P1 N& a  C8 V, C9 F9 _
No matter how seemingly insignificant4 ~2 t* W, z2 n. ]/ j' j& K
Changes the course of the lives9 I  }. X; Z/ B1 D# f% ]6 K& s$ y
Of those we touch.? 9 l# Q- W3 H/ k0 `- }. B, k

: \8 d1 S* ^. r0 t7 @3 o And when the icy winds of death
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9 I. y+ i4 e+ I" S# b- k We will gently leave this life . t+ j3 j$ [  z" P( S, K& O* C2 r1 R
With the knowledge that
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The world will never be the same.
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And then we have heaven …
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4 _) F: w, P$ U Ross Rosenberg+ z9 d2 p, l+ _- @# r& C
8/18/03
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