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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. + G+ f2 ^$ \" X

. I+ U4 S' S7 e1 z; Q5 ` 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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Heaven
+ |6 S  O' j: V) Y9 Z0 D The pebble is worn smooth $ M6 Z+ J  |  l* F# {
Made small over time5 r2 \( |2 |/ @5 Z
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
' _7 f6 X  p7 |5 x A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock1 g4 O- ]1 @$ Y+ }8 k' c% [% v
An accidental offspring of a boulder & A+ ?& E4 r6 j) q9 b+ j2 g
But just a very small stone. 5 n* y  ]5 j; `" ]1 ]" w& k

8 m8 m3 b! m; Q' y3 i) ^$ @ The pebble's place in our world ! e0 b) @5 t& ~0 D0 e( D
Is neither understood nor appreciated
& F8 y/ g6 W, v3 C1 b1 { But when thrown into a glassy calm pond ' W9 K1 m$ N( v. h& i# ?
Its insignificance is transformed6 T0 T2 i5 x$ x% E. M* v
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed." ^4 X  b) \" y& ~; A4 l
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond3 M5 Z  L' ?4 v2 j  W( i! A5 }
Its signature of concentric ripples / J# c# n& k9 q3 r! G- P6 R
Spiral outwards
& p$ I/ A% _1 `2 V/ G. J$ ]5 j Moving far beyond itself.9 M/ p3 }9 ^* ?7 w1 u! h7 _
Gently affecting everything in its wake5 v* ?2 Y8 t" V- E( v$ p0 j( P
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
! e. `8 C* h# Q$ d, _9 ^8 x By unleashing its unimagined power? ) g0 B- U5 r& U, b) E
Into a dueling force of action and reaction  F6 m" Y, `  l3 c1 @
Creating karmic energy
; v  e" X9 L# {8 l0 W* d- M' A  n Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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  J# Q5 k9 ~6 n  Q# ?# k Aren't we all pebbles?  ^" o! @4 U) Q& k9 Q9 E& h7 N4 X
Feeling small and insignificant* C4 K* `4 `/ ~0 B  M; I
But ultimately recognizing
( l2 r8 V% y8 z- \! [2 @ That who we are meant to be
; h; _  _0 p2 ]# G  Q. z* L4 T+ z Can never be measured in isolation$ \0 [6 L) e* E' `' O
on a path into ourselves.
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9 z4 @+ x& Q! ~5 h: m It is true then:% M, @) ]4 n; G; k. Z! ~5 t( |
Our everlasting future
: v( k6 i8 R  P/ _( H Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
- r" z: R$ ]- y, g Into the pond of life
7 d# d9 u- H2 X  G5 G) X* z Creating ripples % o; K5 r: }& r* y: p
that leave unique mark on our world 3 C4 @: O2 l" d3 _3 j) P# s
Not because of thoughts
+ \5 v. Y* D2 m/ X8 r not because of well meaning plans2 L9 i6 `/ F4 l' \2 T, j
But because of actions.
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Our life's prayers our answered/ h1 Y( ?" W, M3 r* C- N% v
Because even the smallest pebble 0 }9 \7 e2 P8 ]% m' E0 ^: G# q
No matter how seemingly insignificant) P7 C; }( J2 H
Changes the course of the lives
" e7 s5 b: B* H Of those we touch.? 3 j7 ]/ w5 P+ a2 H0 O' P1 ?5 c

0 s, t# s6 Y3 H3 p2 w  ]4 s And when the icy winds of death2 W2 f5 b; d0 f8 g  }; e
beckon our lasting attention% P) D7 P( `5 [' }% M+ y
We will gently leave this life
) e) Q8 m, |4 m" z* n With the knowledge that 0 v7 ^( z1 w" P6 l  }/ x
because of that one pebble 8 |' Q! Z9 t9 q# u$ }
The world will never be the same.
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- U+ |6 c+ P8 ^ And then we have heaven …" H3 L/ M: z2 ]) ~

9 u( J5 @) |' X3 t' l% ` Ross Rosenberg/ D! w# X6 Y/ d6 h7 @. Q% t1 J
8/18/03
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