Seven Wonders of The World

Salam.

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;

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 notes, 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, “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 hear

3.     To touch

4.     To taste

5.     To feel

6.     To laugh

7.     To love

The room was quiet you could hear a pin drop.

These are free gifts from Allah SWT we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted. If you wake up each day and have all these then you have all the wonders of the world. If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the rich should be dancing on the streets. But only poor kids do that.

If power ensures security, the top people should walk unguarded. But people who live on roadside feel more secure.

If beauty brings ideal relationships, then celebrities should have been best marriages. But they have one of the worst relationships.

That’s why..

Live simply,

Walk humbly,

Love genuinely.

Every extra day given to us by Allah is actually a reminder of how close we are to the grave.

Why not use these gifts to say Alhamdulillah and glorify Allah.

May Allah give us the heart that appreciates His mercy on us.

-Ciluxbahan-