SEVEN WONDERS
A group of students was asked to make a list of what they considered to be the contemporary seven wonders of the world.
After much discussion and disagreement, the students were asked to write down their individual choices and pass them to the front of the room.
Once the papers were
collected, the teacher tallied up the list and wrote on the board the responses that had gotten the most votes:
1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Stonehenge
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter’s Basilica
7. China’s Great Wall
Everyone was excited about the list, except for one student sitting in the back of the classroom, who remained extremely quiet. She hadn’t even turned in a paper.
The teacher asked, “Are you having trouble with your list?”
The girl quietly answered, “Yes, I am having a little trouble—I couldn’t
quite make up my mind because there were so many great wonders!”
The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help.”
The girl hesitated, but then slowly and quietly began to read her version of the Seven Wonders of the World:
1. To see
2. To hear
3. To touch
4. To taste
5. To feel
6. To laugh
7. To love
With that response, the teacher and the entire class, turned their focus and their hearts to the soulful Seven Wonders of the World.
