Ripples on the Sea

Ripples on the Sea

Skipping rocks across the pond
I see the ripples
How they radiate, each time the rock touches
I reflect on how life mimics nature sometimes.

How does my actions imitate
               Those ripples on the sea?
I give to a friend in need, does it stay there?
Or does my generosity create a ripple on the sea?
I yell at my child, does my anger remain in that place?
Or create a ripple in her life?
Will she repeat my anger sometime down the line?
Does my addiction hurt only me?
               Or create a burden for those around and behind?
Does my choice to stay for an extra hour
To listen to the grieving widower
Make a difference at all in his life?
Does he know that I am late for a dinner engagement?
Will it matter for time and eternity?

Time swirls by faster and faster.
Have I bothered to slow down enough to notice?
Does my rushing create a ripple on the sea, too?
God says there is a time for everything.
Is there a time to stop the ripples on the sea?