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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. ) d# o; ^% W) u) D  M

! S( o) x6 }. a6 N4 W& R 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.6 ~0 h+ Z! I( u4 b& N' B. K

- J/ H5 O  P# f Heaven
# {9 T; P7 _; J8 |. d3 y- {! Q The pebble is worn smooth % S- U2 Z$ t6 ~3 a0 g: l
Made small over time
  [' O4 m9 `  V A product of a cataclysmic force of nature+ h6 [# I  |. Y' O. \
A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock
; A4 \* \. m# c$ v" s* S! j An accidental offspring of a boulder
+ E2 t% w1 i* h0 q! b. t; U/ w7 H- a But just a very small stone. " X. `3 T4 ]3 Q5 p

/ t: I' \' ^! d$ `; ] The pebble's place in our world
6 R: K) q8 z* G* ^" U% o Is neither understood nor appreciated% N- a* {$ d+ P3 c, c" V( z3 V
But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 6 H: x4 B& o6 k
Its insignificance is transformed
- u2 T' R1 c, A5 Q* S  q Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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The instant the pebble kisses the pond
0 r( _3 c. p& E) O7 ^ Its signature of concentric ripples
4 x& ~& X4 ?0 f Spiral outwards
* Y0 n& Q9 e1 B# \ Moving far beyond itself.( Z, ^/ h' }7 c# G- P6 z
Gently affecting everything in its wake, L9 R; A' _! G
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.4 Z' p0 F) k% e# B' c6 g% l
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The pebble creates its worth and meaning 7 _! o# Q$ x& i* a5 \7 }/ o
By unleashing its unimagined power?
. N' r+ a6 ?; ^  Q8 D Into a dueling force of action and reaction
4 |; y! ]6 r: {0 V6 F( Q! X. M Creating karmic energy
4 p! L7 z9 S) ~% p8 s3 b/ W Producing lasting and fluid impressions.
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& B* P, U, {) X9 J: d2 J" ~& ] Aren't we all pebbles?% s, R  p* r: R9 Y2 U
Feeling small and insignificant9 T2 ~( ~; w* U" Z! Q
But ultimately recognizing ' \+ e$ Y* r; n* ]# E
That who we are meant to be( I1 d( {  Y+ g* k( T% ~' O) q& |
Can never be measured in isolation, \/ |. M* n0 y4 N7 h
on a path into ourselves./ A" J3 C: ]$ X( T3 j# A) E7 d1 l
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It is true then:1 G: U! G, \- J' t+ [
Our everlasting future
. G" r' y- t( t& j2 p4 l0 g Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles0 R2 @, t) v7 p& c
Into the pond of life
- A% c; Q! S  C$ f  v4 Z. { Creating ripples
1 |& `1 f# V" P: B3 l) V* Z4 g4 F$ ~ that leave unique mark on our world 2 T5 z" C$ n1 s# P! s
Not because of thoughts
$ u  X4 n# W: [* M% s not because of well meaning plans& f7 b  u$ y* x6 D
But because of actions. $ p& C, e. i6 P% t5 i. X4 w- _! h

& J0 R! E% u  V5 S1 | Our life's prayers our answered
: g$ f0 v: w% @ Because even the smallest pebble 4 u3 {3 l4 b" y! E0 d2 o; G
No matter how seemingly insignificant
. }  d: I- P! C( \& G! w: C Changes the course of the lives
# l2 f& ~( G4 @0 z- ?1 q' `- O1 f Of those we touch.? - S$ D% B* R8 F6 d  U
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And when the icy winds of death, l: I) S( I1 _( _$ V
beckon our lasting attention) u: H; N" F+ X/ _  a* |5 g
We will gently leave this life 7 W, d+ M* T+ v5 R! ^  w1 E' W
With the knowledge that * E" M' `; b7 n( {" }6 k
because of that one pebble
$ x1 P+ `$ L  O2 X) P The world will never be the same.: Z# k( E, d, C/ J% I

3 e" `, |- L8 d) S6 G And then we have heaven …, B. S5 X5 G' @( u! e# n) Q4 }

4 S* o# B: P' H( q- F+ }! h Ross Rosenberg$ H/ k# I( d5 a+ R) o2 y
8/18/03
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