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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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/ t6 }. t  n; i- C# ^& m6 C3 Z7 k1 M 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.( j& V" H  C! F! i1 \7 f" M7 n1 m* y

) n$ c& X" v, {* a) S$ h5 y/ Z( N Heaven
7 g1 x' r; M. y# X, r# K. A The pebble is worn smooth
; n( a! s0 a+ J4 _$ x Made small over time
3 i; {8 a" U) n4 i) s0 W, Z! n A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
" d& @" @1 c) q  z A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock4 u# M. G$ Q9 P' x$ z) G0 |
An accidental offspring of a boulder
- v. v2 M' _0 [& J  H  w# M3 p But just a very small stone. 3 X0 p+ f7 F! ~$ E+ j- J: g

( _5 [/ y* A! F& E* q/ A The pebble's place in our world : u. J6 z7 z; k
Is neither understood nor appreciated3 @( b0 j  ^& i0 [  [
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 9 h8 d, O) d  A( i8 \* X& k) E
Its insignificance is transformed
' a& x2 q8 j8 x3 j7 t# P Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.7 V7 p# d) |- V( O

1 s' A" v- D1 J% v9 d The instant the pebble kisses the pond2 H  E. T3 D, k2 m7 R! t4 ]1 s) C
Its signature of concentric ripples
" F, x: |  R- W; Q; {0 G. t% z Spiral outwards
7 h4 C( n+ k$ c5 a6 O2 B3 |: F Moving far beyond itself.& X6 W, n$ t5 Y0 x- M
Gently affecting everything in its wake3 I- D# k. F6 w! A: _" K
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.3 \- I; N7 e; F8 g
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning 0 U: `( _4 D5 I, _$ ~$ \
By unleashing its unimagined power? 7 F$ h- k0 r- [4 v/ I6 R3 o
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
' C7 \8 }3 Y9 D6 A Creating karmic energy
% E! c# g  f3 F. B Producing lasting and fluid impressions.! ^0 U6 K; K7 w/ A
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Aren't we all pebbles?
) S- W% {% l4 R6 ?3 Q Feeling small and insignificant( z$ T# Z. w( W0 D
But ultimately recognizing : s: @- Q$ N5 N$ l+ N/ O
That who we are meant to be
! E  ^! }2 r8 z3 w7 r; U: v Can never be measured in isolation
! f3 p) b) O/ D on a path into ourselves.5 T9 {8 ^; P& Q( |5 x
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It is true then:% ]4 o( L3 ~7 |$ D( S: O3 c5 E: o
Our everlasting future
! n1 o* Y) @! F4 U% \9 k Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles/ T; K$ U  s, m2 z* m
Into the pond of life' t2 X$ v: ?3 T+ N( s
Creating ripples 8 T5 A" w& \. J5 a* J- |
that leave unique mark on our world
2 r  S8 w+ W0 z, O  N" L Not because of thoughts
$ }3 D& z4 l! @! h: o, V not because of well meaning plans
7 W% Z: r/ ^' F8 j- G But because of actions. & c: L7 m8 L5 Z0 U$ j" H7 X

) ^4 N3 d5 v- ^( C$ z) q$ \ Our life's prayers our answered" K: ~3 B* E0 B% w( E! R. S
Because even the smallest pebble ! y: L, q% U8 G0 f, D
No matter how seemingly insignificant
5 b6 X* k1 _3 x! G Changes the course of the lives
" u  J9 n9 U6 x$ {6 @6 R( I Of those we touch.?
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And when the icy winds of death
' k3 @/ j% h& g( X; `0 c( m' a beckon our lasting attention
0 \, _3 b# t& j* S We will gently leave this life
4 l# k) E- d, Q With the knowledge that ' |& h6 Y5 b; O0 X. i. d# \* p0 ?
because of that one pebble ; c( F! P% ]; T! p
The world will never be the same.
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/ z1 ]0 m. o1 v: T6 `4 m And then we have heaven …
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3 P7 {. N- w" y/ y3 ] Ross Rosenberg
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