埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 4046|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. + G% L2 j8 Z8 d* y
  E! c$ P# y/ c8 C( W  ]5 }
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., T) V* L* }# H& [% t: \8 k
9 j* t4 Q8 F4 E: S
Heaven! n( d% G9 Q: ^$ ?4 x& L
The pebble is worn smooth
9 J+ C: y" n! {  P. D, X- G Made small over time
( d8 c, @. ?. f) {8 k7 L$ @2 ? A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
+ z- h2 D9 e  @9 m/ M1 W( ? A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
% s: k# t1 V* Q# I# |6 B An accidental offspring of a boulder
' t; _* D' P4 U# Q9 o But just a very small stone.
0 C& ]; S5 n8 J1 o  S! @ 1 B8 I9 v* S' y2 \
The pebble's place in our world 0 Q4 q* a1 D# g' Z7 p* A9 e
Is neither understood nor appreciated* r6 `: b! G# \/ \9 O
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond ( [( E" z* Y" G! E/ A
Its insignificance is transformed
6 u2 D$ L' C/ v. y, n; m Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
8 S; Y# J; M7 f/ R+ D) c% H
% q; x7 p4 o) p/ \5 L% h! g The instant the pebble kisses the pond0 m- n5 g9 H2 Q7 K. [( u3 }7 m
Its signature of concentric ripples
; L' S) t; Q, d* U( m Spiral outwards
" l  |. {& q' |; e3 X* f- i Moving far beyond itself.( ]+ H8 r! ~& \  }
Gently affecting everything in its wake3 x& v9 z. f( p' d$ [$ H; j
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.3 X/ A% S. _( ~6 \4 y
5 l+ q& C- d! h9 W7 u( S  ^
The pebble creates its worth and meaning
, P. Z# b: t! j% d) K1 E3 v By unleashing its unimagined power?
5 |: n' A6 g3 c% Q  }+ m: n2 F+ ? Into a dueling force of action and reaction8 a" @4 v5 s: l; @' l
Creating karmic energy8 ^7 A' F' R: G4 Y% J0 M: ]
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.7 Z# e) A/ u: l/ _
- O' v* u8 J0 f; ]
Aren't we all pebbles?( d3 X; Q: _7 z& R1 p3 K5 _
Feeling small and insignificant2 \: ~0 D  L. _$ H0 D
But ultimately recognizing ' v& K0 y, M7 z+ O
That who we are meant to be2 r+ q3 E9 u) o, q6 a
Can never be measured in isolation6 e5 Z" r1 ?6 Q- n/ K2 R
on a path into ourselves.* p& f% B% v+ c! T8 P" }

5 }$ A6 h& f2 C It is true then:
. d5 v5 m% }6 m" n) J: y; p Our everlasting future
" X2 S  B( X) B1 `& g6 S# A0 G Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
9 w2 g' r1 X2 D$ K# J Into the pond of life2 Y0 I/ @; _6 t0 ^; t! Q
Creating ripples 0 v: M6 y/ G; g$ v0 O
that leave unique mark on our world & `+ Z, S. G5 O' @4 D
Not because of thoughts ( Y5 |9 B: p4 m, s0 S
not because of well meaning plans
: |; u& p6 a2 U  ^7 ` But because of actions. . k! G' A! `) k2 O" V( J5 d" o- m* Z
6 O. O2 e( A7 t* a# C4 Q8 M
Our life's prayers our answered  ^! c- G) F9 W( u: K' }) ]4 H2 G
Because even the smallest pebble
' `. o  }) S  U) z, B No matter how seemingly insignificant" u9 y, _5 B0 B8 {$ p; p/ a6 g" @6 b
Changes the course of the lives8 H) N$ P2 \/ [5 D( x0 K* h
Of those we touch.?
" F* v1 A* b, a; ?# }
  ?' P1 l) V, d% e; m  S. v6 ? And when the icy winds of death
8 b3 }: B/ R0 K0 s8 K beckon our lasting attention4 Z( `; n1 z9 D% ]9 O4 K
We will gently leave this life ( V: ~5 c) _# |6 }+ d- ]4 [+ a, N
With the knowledge that
, q/ |' |- B$ N1 ?& K because of that one pebble . I' e( R! y* ^) n7 p
The world will never be the same.- i* {3 Q" W3 M) L$ d1 {

# M3 f& L- e! A- `0 v8 L And then we have heaven …
. z! x- C* J' d! P( |
" f2 ^# I" Z! x, {/ n9 v4 `4 y% y Ross Rosenberg
; r8 f7 c; L6 ]% N! T& q4 v 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, 2026-4-21 02:57 , Processed in 0.057209 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