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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.) a' G' y: g" F5 J( O+ ^# p% p

* r5 c8 m+ i, k6 v. t$ ^' @ Heaven3 |4 N; b. z- J* r4 b8 G$ s
The pebble is worn smooth 2 R. b3 C: J: e
Made small over time: |  c' \( ?0 q& `- [8 U
A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
4 _0 O5 v, ]2 B6 r& p& k; F6 O5 p A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
3 \+ C% }9 q5 n. t/ N0 b An accidental offspring of a boulder
/ V2 d; A  ?' `0 o; s But just a very small stone. % m$ t0 e. t7 S4 t$ G6 t# ]

" P% y8 P0 ?3 j. I The pebble's place in our world
2 Y+ o& B% T5 d1 q  @ Is neither understood nor appreciated
# G! t& I' o" R9 g2 }1 b: e But when thrown into a glassy calm pond . D: R) l" F% Y+ l/ I  v$ u
Its insignificance is transformed0 x, r" m: p! j# `5 \3 ~* U
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.. f# W8 \. `  s( |+ T& G! c; X- f

( F3 m9 X( d( ^, Y) i" [* G The instant the pebble kisses the pond+ t; v, h0 u1 E# Y3 e
Its signature of concentric ripples
( d% W3 G* a! m: M& e, N Spiral outwards
  Q8 q" t1 g# |2 ] Moving far beyond itself.
3 q( B+ _% P4 Q0 o Gently affecting everything in its wake$ w" c+ ~  }4 z
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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- N0 O4 ]- ~5 G$ ]' j/ C The pebble creates its worth and meaning
; H5 Y- w* P- |$ ^" t By unleashing its unimagined power? # R- E+ v- x5 y; X8 Q( F
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
" Z3 v( r- L1 F! y2 ?% H1 e0 M Creating karmic energy
" j( j3 g# Y3 a0 D. t Producing lasting and fluid impressions.) w+ W9 W* Y- x3 e: e7 ]# k

! Z: g9 V, R2 ^+ X4 q# W( U# A Aren't we all pebbles?) c* W- z/ t) m5 H: b' V
Feeling small and insignificant/ }% h8 l' k5 u) W
But ultimately recognizing
: u( A' K4 h0 f8 |* s/ q0 q That who we are meant to be- J$ N2 [( b) B' }- V7 b" y! h
Can never be measured in isolation, d2 Q* u; {. d5 W
on a path into ourselves.
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- V% B3 u3 D3 [1 z3 Z" U It is true then:! A8 V1 v; V  G, p$ O
Our everlasting future % v& j9 J: _; x0 ^! }
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles
1 L8 y6 K9 w4 s% B Into the pond of life2 }1 o& w! p3 ^9 h; @
Creating ripples 1 e; n$ p7 f* `4 Y: Y
that leave unique mark on our world
" n# L* {" e2 S) a$ @" y- L" Q Not because of thoughts
. n* s: `- C. Z2 o' v1 B  K: {7 b not because of well meaning plans
$ `, ?% c: A( J% P; C But because of actions.
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- [  g$ |- d- m5 p Our life's prayers our answered
' S  i& J5 I" ~! D( c. s  o3 B# x Because even the smallest pebble
! B- A" e. ]' `; W7 F7 L- z# H No matter how seemingly insignificant- R/ _$ x" m- I. E3 R1 h: e! T3 C
Changes the course of the lives
3 ^- Q6 e- t- J" z' ?( l Of those we touch.? & r2 M: F6 v( k' v  U

. i' W( c3 M: U6 I And when the icy winds of death
' R; H) h! s! J( ~0 y9 z3 @  X beckon our lasting attention
# H: b' z0 d7 Z We will gently leave this life
. l! e' M  f4 J0 ^# _7 G/ H0 n With the knowledge that 8 M5 H! d+ j1 c" v
because of that one pebble
3 L; a: Z# J; N6 X2 w4 @ The world will never be the same.$ C9 u- }( J( y3 W0 ?# W7 n
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And then we have heaven …" w" I2 Q' Z4 g8 y9 g0 q3 P0 f

1 y1 h) b6 [& C0 f9 g Ross Rosenberg
5 A1 Y3 K" L! f$ g7 I* w 8/18/03
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