Tossing Rocks and Creating Ripples

Growing up and living on the Cheat River has allowed me much practice tossing rocks into the river and watching the ripples that rock creates. I've spent some time today thinking about rock tossing and ripples. Most kids when tossing rocks don't think about the ripples that rock creates. As a kid, I was more interested in the ripples created than the actual tossing of the rock into the water. The pattern and distance the ripples reach always impressed me.  It seemed almost magical that I could toss a pebble into a calm eddy of water on the river and how far the ripples would expand and reach out into the eddy.  Maybe adults should throw rocks into rivers more often or maybe everyone needs a refresher course on rock throwing and how ripples are created.  Penn State is the perfect example of ripples. A rock is thrown and the ripples created expanded and reach out into what appeared to be a calm and beautiful eddy.  The problem is that the rock thrown was an evil rock, and someone forgot how far reaching the ripples would spread. We all toss rocks every day into the pool of life.  Do we stop to think what kind of rocks we are tossing and how far reaching the ripples we be? There will be ripples and long after you have walked away the effects of the rock you tossed will be felt.  Choose your rocks carefully.