From the Elder's Pen "Seven Wonders Of The World" 8/10/03 Past/Future Articles

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

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 see
 2.  to taste
 3.  to touch
 4.  to hear
She hesitated a little,
then added,
 5.  to feel
 6.  to laugh
 7.  and to love

Those things we overlook as simple and “ordinary” are wondrous.  Let this serve as a gentle remainder the most precious things in life cannot be bought or made by man; God gave them to us (Jas. 1:17).