The Seven REAL Wonders of the World

Author Unknown

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.
>
>

That was lovely, Piel. I'm going to print that and save it.

Glad you guys liked it. My aunt e-mailed it to me. It has already been all over the world according to the names on her e-mail, so I didn't know if everyone had already seen it. I'm usually the last to see these things it seems, LOL.


Piel