A group of
students were asked to list what they thought were the
present "Seven
Wonders of the World."
Though there were some disagreements, the
following received the most
votes:
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5.
Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7.
China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted
that one student had not
finished her paper yet. So she asked the girl
if she was having
trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a
little. I couldn't quite make up my
mind because there were so
many."
The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we
can
help."
The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the
'Seven Wonders of the
World'
are:
1. to see
2. to
hear
3. to touch
4. to
taste
5. to
feel
6. to
laugh
7. and to
love."
The
room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
The things we overlook as
simple and ordinary and that we take for
granted are truly
wondrous! A gentle reminder -- that the most precious things in
life cannot be built by hand or bought by man....