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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.: V( r; ]% M0 @: ^" j2 J2 `

; ~) S$ p% r2 w# |- c8 v* { Heaven
0 X  |% U+ w+ o8 u+ Z# s; k+ G/ { The pebble is worn smooth . M, }# R* U9 i6 n
Made small over time, I. T9 V& D8 c* |
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature# t% V, s6 U+ S
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
9 Y" F7 V" [+ f) f9 @: S7 D An accidental offspring of a boulder
, c- \) y. I$ o( z9 w  v# E4 r But just a very small stone. * s+ R& a2 U  P, s; N% I
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The pebble's place in our world
# y5 c2 i; a  F! f8 C" h+ N! l$ } Is neither understood nor appreciated& R; a2 x; J  R9 G( E$ _
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
0 N! k  n! b( g5 [2 ^ Its insignificance is transformed
. e. X7 e0 p! v* } Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.8 h1 T$ H9 T7 J
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
$ r  D' Y5 c) b% A  r! w+ G Its signature of concentric ripples & Y; G( t9 [2 _
Spiral outwards
9 n0 W, `- m! i/ K9 G& x Moving far beyond itself.! Z$ j5 [7 m5 k2 c. M# R5 F( [
Gently affecting everything in its wake  t8 b  O7 g$ @
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning
' @9 I' o1 y5 T( E0 o By unleashing its unimagined power? 0 J* q7 \* w$ {* @: [
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
' M9 S* A. ]/ I6 ]1 t3 G6 k# r Creating karmic energy
4 B; x# s# b8 X Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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Aren't we all pebbles?: F0 T2 M- v6 ~8 [1 j! r) X
Feeling small and insignificant$ o, D  b5 h' B# {* B
But ultimately recognizing
1 E6 a+ ]# `; b7 [  W That who we are meant to be/ H) f% X0 p! M2 c& g' T
Can never be measured in isolation
1 B" d; t  y* e' o% t* R  e  s on a path into ourselves.' F3 K' h2 `/ \3 y: o0 Z0 e
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It is true then:' a* {! ~4 f5 e7 Q
Our everlasting future
% ~, s# p! ~% w/ B# }1 K( m Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
  d9 A! L, G7 R( _ Into the pond of life
4 S& ]- |+ V4 k: s9 g7 S: z  ^ Creating ripples
! V* S$ U9 w2 B" `- k, K! S6 z that leave unique mark on our world
8 N2 |% f0 w2 s2 T2 s Not because of thoughts / Y" w" J( k6 a' ^
not because of well meaning plans
1 x# s, g. }; r0 Y But because of actions.
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1 s8 d3 q2 W7 R) F$ ^+ h6 R( E# p Our life's prayers our answered( M+ l5 O7 p. j/ ]
Because even the smallest pebble 0 I4 ~- T& G  N% f$ h
No matter how seemingly insignificant
8 W; V% y7 j& J  Y Changes the course of the lives
  d0 e, {. J, h( i Of those we touch.? % \9 t5 ]: s# e0 N% ?9 ~
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And when the icy winds of death
! y% g2 P, e% j0 M/ C0 L- [ beckon our lasting attention
/ V5 p+ A% U! T5 [ We will gently leave this life
; c8 n! i4 x4 L3 a/ H( D/ F' Q( t With the knowledge that ' \7 Q- _! c+ b  V( Q& S
because of that one pebble / h# O6 n' B3 l6 M0 m, x
The world will never be the same.
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And then we have heaven …4 Z0 ~+ ^% F! T9 t; q( e' u; I9 \

: k$ I. i9 s; C3 l3 { Ross Rosenberg
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