EDITOR’S NOTE: Behind the Pine Curtain is a series of anecdotes collected and edited by Herald-Press Publisher Gary Connor.
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 received the most votes: Egypt’s Great Pyramids, Taj Mahal, Grand Canyon, Panama Canal, Empire State Building, St. Peter’s Basilica and 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, To Hear, To Touch, To Taste, To Feel, To Laugh, and To Love.”
The classroom fell silent. The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous.
The most precious things in life cannot be built by hand or purchased by man. I trust you experience to the fullest the sights, sounds, textures, flavors, emotions, joy and grace of this wondrous Christmas season.
Opinion
December 22, 2012
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