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:
Egypt's Great Pyramids
Taj Mahal
Grand Canyon
Panama Canal
Empire State Building
St. Peter's Basilica
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:
To See: (in her mind she envisioned herself with a wide brimmed straw hat with a dark pink band
around the brim; she is admiring a beautiful dark rose tulip in her hand)
To Hear: (she is listening to a country western male singer, playing his banjo onstage wearing typical western garb and hat; the audience loves his music)
To Touch: (her family's new baby lying on tummy with a collie puppy beside her...outstretched paws in front; baby wants to become acquainted with this soft, furry family pet)
To Taste: (her little brother in the park, has an ice cream cone; he lays on the grass licking his ice cream; a blonde-haired doggie joins him, to participate in the licking of cone on this summer day)
To Feel: (Mother is playing with the baby...feeling the infant's precious feet and toes)
To Laugh: (a young child...probably her brother...dressed as a clown in a blue outfit)
To Love: (two lovers in a grassy meadow...could be her older sister...collecting wild flowers and walking hand in hand with her beau through the country)"
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.
Merle Baird-Kerr
June 3, 2011
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