A group of students were asked to list what they thought were

the present Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was

some disagreement, the following got 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


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While gathering

the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn't

turned in 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 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 full of silence you could have heard a pin drop

. Those things we overlook as simple and "ordinary" are truly

wondrous. A gentle reminder that the most precious things in life

cannot be bought