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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. ( |3 |, B4 J2 r p
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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.: U& ]+ t' s- d
, H s6 M) g3 q" R4 ^6 v y5 S Heaven
5 Q1 I2 H$ b* G) x" y4 b9 a% H& m The pebble is worn smooth
+ [+ C4 i+ D. w' Q5 c: S Made small over time
C# g0 ?5 U0 I1 c* m A product of a cataclysmic force of nature
5 Y& m8 j+ W, A( }1 s2 z* E( V A fragment of mountainous sheets of rock6 c+ o0 U+ t$ I: {+ K& g
An accidental offspring of a boulder 8 h& O" c/ W- C3 Z/ V
But just a very small stone. 4 x3 T+ ~2 p' E$ d
* R7 ~* Y4 S7 Z3 A5 A5 [, k9 ] The pebble's place in our world $ {7 X7 w, g( T9 b
Is neither understood nor appreciated
7 l" [0 R5 U- k; P/ e But when thrown into a glassy calm pond 7 ?8 U) r( }# P
Its insignificance is transformed1 G& J; F$ v8 h p& t5 ]
Its meaning and purpose is unleashed.
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3 L' |- w' u' I' c The instant the pebble kisses the pond' F$ H. O* ?) S2 K
Its signature of concentric ripples
$ x! p6 m/ ^: R& t0 U Spiral outwards 5 |5 [7 S( o1 ], b3 S
Moving far beyond itself.2 I) T9 v1 P+ {1 _: M
Gently affecting everything in its wake8 W2 `+ g' b5 c0 h1 j! |- t$ ^
Forever altering the smooth placid surface.
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5 [4 ^- r \5 x7 U The pebble creates its worth and meaning
; L3 d$ d* M5 s. U# J3 K By unleashing its unimagined power? % Z5 t" r0 J& [9 Z
Into a dueling force of action and reaction
4 W1 [) l% f) a- U) Q) [( W+ Q Creating karmic energy, @8 p( B5 O8 Y w, x" f
Producing lasting and fluid impressions.: g. S; @3 q/ Z/ G7 |1 o0 [: h a
" r0 o* A# q: d D' K f Aren't we all pebbles?! \3 b, E1 k2 p+ W, z
Feeling small and insignificant
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( i" q. s O* z, h5 J8 I) ~ That who we are meant to be5 ?! d. \$ e% v
Can never be measured in isolation) v6 `5 a+ Y {8 f3 `, o
on a path into ourselves.! W0 y) K% c$ L* h, Y, g( f
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It is true then:
7 `/ a8 X, g( K2 L% r Our everlasting future 3 z8 T" a/ O4 T, Q6 `6 a
Is created by the indiscriminate tossing of pebbles B. q' j6 a6 d/ s
Into the pond of life
g8 O3 B* z) `: q5 ?- E Creating ripples
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% i* k! r9 S6 B' Q! v$ U. q Not because of thoughts
+ A: r8 F9 W; ^) _9 t% x not because of well meaning plans
. l6 U; ]' x2 t% v; n9 @! B2 l6 W But because of actions.
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Our life's prayers our answered- U' ^, r. E! G9 d
Because even the smallest pebble
$ @, d' u) u8 \4 t. F5 K No matter how seemingly insignificant
n4 ?) U8 A. _! w% c Changes the course of the lives) g2 V! R6 x1 e0 _: u* k- T. ~+ }
Of those we touch.?
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4 f9 g1 I( H9 ? And when the icy winds of death5 v( E4 a8 G0 U/ _2 J+ {
beckon our lasting attention( u# S% O& e! f- J; V
We will gently leave this life / H# J1 H: t1 {9 j! l4 a
With the knowledge that + j& l# h3 p7 y8 m( ~: [7 K w8 v2 @) y* X
because of that one pebble
. v6 Y$ ]$ I# N The world will never be the same.; b' g8 [3 E5 [
/ s0 O- W! D5 I0 S3 f And then we have heaven …
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Ross Rosenberg
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