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Posted on 09-02-2008

The Seven Wonders of the World

Filed Under (Family, Talk) by Unknown Author

Junior high school students in Chicago were studying the Seven Wonders of the World. At the end of the lesson, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following received the most votes:

1. Egypt ’s Great Pyramids
2. The Taj Mahal in India
3. The Grand Canyon in Arizona
4. The Panama Canal
5. The Empire State Building
6. St. Peter’s Basilica
7. China’s Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student, a quiet girl, hadn’t turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The quiet 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 touch…
2. to taste…
3. to see…
4. to hear… (She hesitated a little, and then added…)
5. to feel…
6. to laugh…
7. and to love.

The room was so quiet; you could have heard a pin drop.May this story serve as a gentle reminder to all of us that the things we overlook as simple and ordinary are often the most wonderful - and we don’t have to travel anywhere special to experience them.

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Comments

Adrian Keys on 6 September, 2007 at 5:55 am #

Very powerful indeed…

Randy Bragg on 6 September, 2007 at 6:03 am #

The one thing I keep trying to do is to stop and smell the roses, life makes it hard to do that and then I look at my son and my wonderful wife and they bring me back down to earth. Yes I agree Adrian…

A Week In The Life of A Redhead on 6 September, 2007 at 2:39 pm #

Ah yes, the 7 wonders…

1. The dark space under my son’s bed.
2. The man I dated in college, who at 53, is still unmarried.
3. Women over 40 who weigh under 110 pounds.
4. Men who raplace the toilet paper roll by putting in one the dispenser.
5. People who still get married after the third divorce.
6. Women who can walk around all day in heels higher than three inches.
7. Children who understand the meaning of “hurry please”.

Catherine, the redhead

Vicky on 11 February, 2008 at 9:18 pm #

Wow nice one. We do often overlook the important things in our life until they’re gone.

Randy Bragg on 12 February, 2008 at 12:15 am #

Hi vicky, thanks for coming to VOB, I agree, we need to stop and smell the roses.

Gimme A Dream on 20 February, 2008 at 2:58 am #

Here! Here! for roses and the wonders of living!