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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. , D+ t2 t- M2 k) I7 U
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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.. y* y5 A8 }  D  S; C  E- L

2 o; t$ y7 S  K) X; `, P Heaven6 Q5 d1 ^2 s. [9 Z' V# K$ a
The pebble is worn smooth ) h# f! i$ @( `! p  |
Made small over time" r$ j) u# V6 z8 H
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature0 Y( U2 [4 j' d! ^
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
8 _' }# e/ i* ^6 e% U$ j An accidental offspring of a boulder
0 l: g3 _; E9 ~6 A But just a very small stone. & C. \3 h  V3 f
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The pebble's place in our world
/ e2 C/ a" C/ {" b# k) |8 ^ Is neither understood nor appreciated
) [* i% j) N' a; S2 _ But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
$ }, V6 J3 w: W% v; v$ @& r3 J0 A Its insignificance is transformed
+ p) Z' {1 E5 w* o- J! T0 I5 ~ Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.2 A! ]0 n- }. G" q' L

4 n6 Z* `% f4 V The instant the pebble kisses the pond
0 A$ n* S2 L- G5 y Its signature of concentric ripples 9 b9 L9 S7 [3 D6 p) O+ @3 G) u
Spiral outwards
- X' O; o& p3 ~ Moving far beyond itself.
+ O* i7 ?* u- M Gently affecting everything in its wake
; e* t; `' R% b' |  W9 O Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning ( @' m; n2 U" j  ~
By unleashing its unimagined power?
* v! T1 Q# y1 G3 e) u Into a dueling force of action and reaction
9 b! e. L* h# C3 k, b/ \1 y Creating karmic energy
$ A7 z1 m9 ^' n5 p, z Producing lasting and fluid impressions.. Z6 G/ u  h' E, `2 C

0 x1 N7 D4 T9 V; Z& x& L Aren't we all pebbles?  q- N- A7 X! S' S7 g
Feeling small and insignificant# i, X, z& W8 s: d! X& v
But ultimately recognizing
2 U5 `& d3 ^1 m8 y- [# ]* G That who we are meant to be0 Y' h% p  U" q3 n' h! S
Can never be measured in isolation) R9 o. ^8 m* q7 E
on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:4 o1 U& G  o9 `+ S+ h; y
Our everlasting future 0 \8 u, \5 W! r% y9 B9 b
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
% Y! V) h( [# ^ Into the pond of life$ {% z7 x* v5 g
Creating ripples 8 w8 G. O  w6 |" W
that leave unique mark on our world + t; M4 I% Y% b  c6 }
Not because of thoughts & q  B+ `$ i  v2 [
not because of well meaning plans& d: s* D0 I  s1 \1 [
But because of actions. ) Z4 \3 [7 N9 E
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Our life's prayers our answered
4 K" z! ~" t: b6 {" e$ | Because even the smallest pebble ; ~$ Q+ Z( `3 W" J
No matter how seemingly insignificant
8 p* o( x* L; t- H* D( W. o Changes the course of the lives
" L7 {0 J4 `- \  Y0 Z Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death7 H2 ?4 r# ~1 x
beckon our lasting attention. z1 Z& ]0 Y, @9 I  R
We will gently leave this life
# o5 V% T( J( b$ [# ] With the knowledge that $ e5 M1 B, R' p1 t6 d" M% p
because of that one pebble
. V: M. W/ |+ b0 z2 K2 u0 a The world will never be the same.
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6 r# x. n# J, I, x5 v/ ]1 Y And then we have heaven …' F# T  {" G: d$ O* q% h

+ j: U" Y  B& I$ `0 r& d( e0 D Ross Rosenberg
- l6 L9 _8 ~* A& X' w- v6 Y% e8 _ 8/18/03
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