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SDsalsaguy
11-11-2003, 01:08 PM
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 nor bought.

bouncybouncyweee
11-11-2003, 01:30 PM
Actually-- does anyone really know what they are? I've always wondered...

It think that a few of them don't even really exist any more.

pygmalion
11-11-2003, 01:37 PM
Ha! A googler's delight! :D Seven wonders of the ancient world. Only one stills exists, as far as I know -- the pyramid.

The Great Pyramid at Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassas
The Colussus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse at Alexandria

From http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/list.html

SDsalsaguy
11-11-2003, 01:45 PM
...I'd still take the little girl's version any day of the week...

pygmalion
11-11-2003, 01:47 PM
I don't know. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon must have been a sight to see! :lol:

SDsalsaguy
11-11-2003, 01:48 PM
I don't know. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon must have been a sight to see! :lol:
Fair enough... but which one of "her" seven would you trade that for? :wink:

pygmalion
11-11-2003, 01:50 PM
Good point. Wise little girl. :wink: :D

SDsalsaguy
11-11-2003, 01:53 PM
What's that old saying... "from the mouths of babes..." :wink: