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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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4 q* O5 B& R. Q' Q6 E" h 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.0 b- q, `, j/ X3 m: ^: }2 ^
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Heaven* [$ G. L1 a; O- a0 r
The pebble is worn smooth
5 V6 }. g0 _' C Made small over time: x! g/ t% u; @
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature0 ?2 H: l/ H+ q ~
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock) \3 c5 X1 ?5 C5 r' r! G T
An accidental offspring of a boulder 8 E3 ^5 E) z2 g
But just a very small stone. ) a \5 w5 Q$ j! {
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The pebble's place in our world
8 Y7 X$ q& R: h u& s3 Q/ z2 u Y Is neither understood nor appreciated5 S: k/ R% b* I3 D0 I+ x
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond * F3 ~; }- N* x$ _. F" T
Its insignificance is transformed
: L& Y* X) p, A Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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) t1 J$ f8 a) ` The instant the pebble kisses the pond: Y6 D2 Y% |3 ]
Its signature of concentric ripples ]* K o9 K5 \. k+ y% Z1 H
Spiral outwards # [: A/ W5 b/ y# r% S4 F9 G, Q
Moving far beyond itself.! x. D& F2 J8 I* J( Q$ ^
Gently affecting everything in its wake
2 |) x8 k, a; ]4 V Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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( }6 b. k- \+ Z/ y4 Z4 v8 F The pebble creates its worth and meaning + g* H, N" I3 B. M
By unleashing its unimagined power? % U/ z: m. Z& H4 ^0 ~
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
8 K8 u! y' @: \ Creating karmic energy. d% F% ?7 K5 h# r2 W3 w; a
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.+ _ R4 Y) s: m7 u
- D4 b1 G7 s- k# e& Q Aren't we all pebbles?8 T' @6 T2 A3 W# Z7 B5 G
Feeling small and insignificant- N5 N3 R# }9 I2 C% T
But ultimately recognizing / j3 }( g8 Z+ {" I" o9 z6 w
That who we are meant to be6 r( K9 ]$ B- V. r
Can never be measured in isolation
& V ` _% ^8 h- B( f on a path into ourselves.
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It is true then:
( D. T; z, ^, r- x) K Our everlasting future : @+ @3 F2 J6 g) r: l- R# K
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles) Q# Y! \) ]. a+ a; {8 o
Into the pond of life
/ n& R* U* `& ?% e# Z Creating ripples * v) F2 P# ~. t* B
that leave unique mark on our world
( J& `: u; }" \& F Not because of thoughts x# [) n, k6 ^& _0 R
not because of well meaning plans
3 @+ B0 W1 h. l But because of actions. 3 s- u$ d! W. r9 o2 Q6 W
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Our life's prayers our answered: C2 y0 X1 w8 r" M
Because even the smallest pebble : P! f ~/ \# g! w G) L0 g
No matter how seemingly insignificant* A3 N4 o" n, o; w& ?" Z
Changes the course of the lives
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And when the icy winds of death" S8 n" z' T1 r5 q' g- W/ y, C7 j
beckon our lasting attention4 y3 W: v$ `! T! }9 x) x# ]" Q
We will gently leave this life
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because of that one pebble ! d2 v! I3 w/ @4 \ ^
The world will never be the same.
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+ L. V& s1 W3 Q J And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg
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