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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. # u# X4 A. o2 [$ |6 x

$ s6 T' D8 o8 A, o. d 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.; M: U& b7 o+ b, u- ?4 f8 o& y

- o4 Z- K* Y, f: M5 {0 T, a9 ] Heaven
- B6 L6 G- a5 B2 ]; x3 w1 }4 j The pebble is worn smooth * g- G. I+ h! z7 D6 T, o( I2 V. Y5 W; `6 j( _
Made small over time
# W& m9 ?( ~$ t5 T% _ A product of a cataclysmic force of nature, h& Q: ^) T& F$ ^, S5 m' L9 f
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock& L2 L; }4 _$ ]8 F4 D6 F
An accidental offspring of a boulder " P; @# z( L0 N
But just a very small stone. 5 O5 M2 E, k3 s& `/ Q

# t: R5 f! ?6 `# ^) U1 P, t The pebble's place in our world
* x3 L3 H) Y$ T! m3 O% Q2 H' u% `# @. z Is neither understood nor appreciated: U8 W: t2 N5 |
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 6 h9 M& b& G- X) Q& M
Its insignificance is transformed
" D& C( b4 e+ K! c, j5 | Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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% p7 Y! ?, ?4 M, o) K The instant the pebble kisses the pond/ s7 W* d; g# X4 U
Its signature of concentric ripples
, b3 h( G: Z  j# I/ i* y7 W Spiral outwards ) ~, D5 b4 R5 `" {/ l
Moving far beyond itself.& B$ r8 M6 W# g+ ~& q7 |# N( B/ ^
Gently affecting everything in its wake
/ B. d% s7 ^* W% o* G  z; t Forever altering the smooth placid surface.; I1 b& @7 M. T
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning & p$ d8 i  N; w" f$ `3 W
By unleashing its unimagined power?   K; o0 E- n' \8 F- g! J3 B
Into a dueling force of action and reaction2 q  }* c$ n1 {8 ^8 k
Creating karmic energy5 j3 {7 e. X6 R- y
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.* z1 o2 o: I6 v. [
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Aren't we all pebbles?
; `' V, e3 H+ s" j/ k* Q Feeling small and insignificant5 L6 |9 H" ^7 p' S
But ultimately recognizing
+ s: J$ D/ U1 Z/ m% u That who we are meant to be+ D2 Y% H  O0 C& _; J
Can never be measured in isolation7 [& t, W: N4 }# U
on a path into ourselves.. ]! m% a: A7 Q, E* l
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It is true then:# s8 q7 U1 i3 n3 y+ }  a5 f+ m2 }5 i
Our everlasting future ) f$ l, I+ \& p& A0 w( P# D
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
" Y. j$ j# `# Y Into the pond of life8 e+ H7 w# R5 F& S; ]6 x
Creating ripples
1 y9 g6 ?& H- I that leave unique mark on our world / I. R. h+ {; U4 [$ j
Not because of thoughts
& }8 C  A- r% s+ Y; C not because of well meaning plans
, ~8 E& m+ K8 h' ?+ t& f/ s, I- j But because of actions.
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1 m( s$ h$ j: y! s# ^( [8 Y  U Our life's prayers our answered
+ {# q) u1 ^- }  w7 S; k Because even the smallest pebble . l! W$ T! G# V
No matter how seemingly insignificant
4 [1 f$ r% U3 K- c/ D0 W Changes the course of the lives
  ^+ |; Y. Y7 W0 o4 H Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death
2 w9 Y. T- p: S4 L7 D4 b4 D, }3 `% x beckon our lasting attention' {) h% W1 X8 D. ?$ [  c, }: `
We will gently leave this life % U: S0 o& D/ g( b
With the knowledge that
/ Y5 U1 c  A* d because of that one pebble " a) B7 d" v5 ?- T& }9 J
The world will never be the same.
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, A( l; w3 G$ k4 `# c And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg# q8 C' o  {' }. V/ P. h6 d
8/18/03
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