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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.
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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.
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Heaven2 ^) N- K, B& Z  ~/ O
The pebble is worn smooth , a$ K4 ~% d+ x: i, I6 i$ b
Made small over time
1 H7 z* e/ P& ] A product of a cataclysmic force of nature* ~% @% i9 O" M7 v% E  ^& H
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
1 ]& ^0 l1 t+ a8 p" c$ B- X An accidental offspring of a boulder . q  b$ W, W, C0 J" e! c! ~: z
But just a very small stone. * f& o  L& x4 Q4 h4 ?

0 G, ?( V7 s( L3 }/ B: { The pebble's place in our world 5 _) ~7 ]+ o/ A" T2 M' Z
Is neither understood nor appreciated
2 G4 y* v5 L5 V, c# k0 y3 J2 n9 W But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
- {- {, X& {" K& ?% K4 k Its insignificance is transformed
; Y( p/ y! W$ u0 b' Q Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
# K! I% b/ O) n# g5 R$ Z" h Its signature of concentric ripples ( e; x( t! I0 O: E9 {/ v$ Y
Spiral outwards - d/ c9 K& O8 p& f3 s" F" _
Moving far beyond itself.8 L" Q) n2 N' ]7 n  D0 k
Gently affecting everything in its wake- R% `4 L5 b2 E: {
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
6 [; Q0 O  X5 b By unleashing its unimagined power?
4 o, A( I; v6 H3 @- W Into a dueling force of action and reaction* h3 O  I! _5 U# K
Creating karmic energy
8 R) l/ i+ o" ~% j7 L Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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- G! s+ m1 ?* n! A, N Aren't we all pebbles?
* C* Z0 V. I5 j0 |1 q& t& w Feeling small and insignificant# W$ }5 k6 q8 E
But ultimately recognizing 7 T. ^1 }, w" q7 S; K
That who we are meant to be6 N/ Z$ O5 p& K
Can never be measured in isolation
$ \6 G8 b+ b$ A; O on a path into ourselves.
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: l# [4 ~3 m  ^3 H- M  N It is true then:
. ]) g: p$ O7 [$ T1 z2 l Our everlasting future
$ v, Y7 @" Z$ k& G- Z+ ~ Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles8 Q7 w8 Q. T$ y( O  M* I* N
Into the pond of life
2 J$ i0 p6 @" y6 I* k Creating ripples
9 H$ X+ o6 O$ y& Y that leave unique mark on our world 4 x) {5 u$ X; |- P; `+ x
Not because of thoughts
! t( y; @" r% {  Y not because of well meaning plans
$ X" t! R, z* v3 a0 \" a8 Q  p But because of actions. ( ]! i0 K) E6 k, ?" l0 K  a; j
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Our life's prayers our answered0 t9 d. f6 q7 z) M4 y
Because even the smallest pebble
3 R! |. U+ m* |1 _; {6 j& q# o* r No matter how seemingly insignificant8 Q5 }3 t1 q5 O2 z  K
Changes the course of the lives
$ P+ N2 S1 Y6 D. g: D Of those we touch.?
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0 p  N$ G: ?; u And when the icy winds of death# Q* Q$ z- f/ w( B/ Y/ g
beckon our lasting attention$ X/ h0 U4 E7 q& d: `
We will gently leave this life / g+ x; J) A3 I8 V6 F% E
With the knowledge that * f- D# [0 x1 |9 s
because of that one pebble 4 L# D4 l8 c$ d2 d
The world will never be the same.5 K. j  `, |, a6 e' l0 x
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And then we have heaven …
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  {) n5 @7 y$ q6 c Ross Rosenberg
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