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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. 7 E( \4 |/ M1 h1 @3 j

0 ~' A  T' U8 X* y# C/ A 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.9 D( r/ f1 d9 M8 O% d# X

( {! }4 T9 t. L- k; ~ Heaven+ ~5 }8 M( b4 k# Z8 i/ B
The pebble is worn smooth
% n+ W1 d' U7 u4 c" C% }) H; ^+ Z Made small over time: y3 U/ R) e5 S. n) l$ |
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature4 q8 A, G) y' K  a
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock5 F& I4 a. A( }* X( Q4 r- a0 s( r. S2 {
An accidental offspring of a boulder
/ S# j8 v0 t# K, C But just a very small stone. / g: T; V; p. R2 x  P) F- |
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The pebble's place in our world
% l6 E  G* d1 F: I) u/ k1 o Is neither understood nor appreciated
4 T! T3 p* R: x8 N! r But when thrown into a glassy calm pond
. x' A( e2 e1 K Its insignificance is transformed, E: ~) ]$ O& \/ {& e# L) R# X
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.1 y/ C+ s2 ~. Y
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond3 c! ?2 I! n. {$ O2 @
Its signature of concentric ripples
6 Y/ R7 ]0 s$ ? Spiral outwards
4 r. S4 d2 t* O( ?+ r/ ~% l Moving far beyond itself.# F. Z; o, `( S
Gently affecting everything in its wake
9 Y! ~2 R+ K3 p Forever altering the smooth placid surface.  I$ |; k  u5 ^3 _

4 _2 w; K! s! g) ]% M) q The pebble creates its worth and meaning
8 ]4 x3 ?1 f1 j( j By unleashing its unimagined power? 3 F/ }8 ~" g; d! k: R* `) q6 H
Into a dueling force of action and reaction4 G% Z9 H) H2 u$ I' Y/ e! P" a
Creating karmic energy
" _, [6 C' e: t+ U* `4 T Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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/ L5 @0 M3 K: A Aren't we all pebbles?
" _+ b& ?1 s5 F+ k- A9 e Feeling small and insignificant$ ~- H0 \9 S$ I# d9 K5 d* J% _
But ultimately recognizing . ]# T  R9 Q" N2 n
That who we are meant to be( X% s) O) J# o! F
Can never be measured in isolation( B7 t6 h: i  Y& l4 I/ U, p6 x
on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:
+ X/ D. }, Q- k( v. U Our everlasting future % L  x* t; m& C" ]. \4 w
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles; ]$ W% h! b3 Z. c: R
Into the pond of life
9 p; Z# D: ?& \9 _4 T; O9 q Creating ripples   V& j4 A/ m: a+ q
that leave unique mark on our world
  `0 m. i' [- r% S9 U Not because of thoughts ; p3 Y2 ]3 Z+ }9 r; E
not because of well meaning plans: Z% I& W. V- |; y& E) l; N7 V" p/ N
But because of actions. - t, z& K9 e2 [3 i

" }6 H# Z) `8 N% z* ^0 s Our life's prayers our answered
+ y% S# Y: ]3 O6 k$ U Because even the smallest pebble 1 I0 Q( g+ V$ s  a8 z. R  w
No matter how seemingly insignificant
- }, v) q9 R* p0 e0 R" @1 V Changes the course of the lives# \/ a2 y0 U/ f( B
Of those we touch.? 4 e3 }# g3 }( O

8 P0 d5 _7 }: K8 \ And when the icy winds of death! Q! _% S/ X" _/ F+ J% M# t
beckon our lasting attention! ~! u% N3 g* l1 W, O; z( o- D
We will gently leave this life 5 x: Y$ A! k# s; n3 C8 j5 h) S
With the knowledge that - g5 O' X8 H, ^8 D0 I, U% C
because of that one pebble 2 |/ ~! W& L7 |
The world will never be the same.* N5 B2 m# v9 k" X1 F: f5 q, P) f

6 \) D0 C" e; @4 b$ x8 \ And then we have heaven …+ R; y$ A" d1 \2 o
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Ross Rosenberg
7 {$ y8 |3 y* `" N( K 8/18/03
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