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Greatest Gifts of Life – Story

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 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:”

1. to see
2. to hear
3. to touch
4. to taste
5. to feel
6. to laugh
7. and to love.”
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 or brought by man.

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44 Responses to Greatest Gifts of Life – Story

  1. Princess August 7, 2015 at 4:58 PM #

    VERY TRUE SUBHANALLAH!

  2. mohamed December 3, 2014 at 2:46 PM #

    thanks alot sara
    this girl is very genuis mashalah -all of these things we are getting it free
    that is why we dont feel them .if we lost one of them we can recognise

    is there any body who will replace his eyes by DIAMOND?

  3. naeem November 18, 2014 at 11:40 AM #

    Subhan Allah

  4. fathima August 13, 2013 at 4:42 PM #

    we often forget to think about the small things which been already gifted by god.we usually get attracted by artificial things which we cannot hold till last..how poor we are at realizing it.thanks allah for blessing us with that sweet list which is written by little girl.

    • Iyke Norahs October 30, 2013 at 12:19 PM #

      I applaud the little girl for her wisdom and I thank God not only for those wonderful gifts but also for using the girl and this medium to remind us that what we historically regard as the wonders of this world were only made possible by the wisdom of the Almighty God.

      And why give Allah the glory due to God for the gifts of God to his children? I believe that God is not the same as Allah and Allah is not another word for God. Ok, you are Fathima. Thank God you do not think and talk like the one who calls herself “fateema”. The one who wants part of God’s creation to be wiped off the surface of one part of Africa.

  5. ABDUL MATIN SHEIKH May 6, 2013 at 3:26 PM #

    SUBHAN ALLAH,

    VERY VERY NICE ANSWER BY THE LITTLE GIRL.

    ALL PRAISE TO ALMIGHTY ALLAH WHO BESTOWED ON US THESE WONDERS WITHOUT ANY COST ONLY TO SHOW HIS MERCY TO US.

    ALAMDO LILLAH.

  6. k April 8, 2013 at 7:28 PM #

    ALHAMDULILLAH ROBBIL ALAMIN,thank you O ALLAH for your blessings and mercy on me and my family.

  7. Tom March 6, 2013 at 6:50 PM #

    This is an excellent reminder that the most important 7 wonders of the world cannot be brought on by hand nor by man, nor by two men, nor by two women, nor abortion. Only by God’s creation and natural reproduction with the love of man and woman together.

  8. mayyada February 16, 2013 at 6:05 PM #

    The most precious wonder of Allah to man kind is the Quran.

    • S rahman April 28, 2013 at 4:50 PM #

      Quran is a path of life for every human kind

  9. Sonah January 30, 2013 at 11:41 AM #

    The wonders of the world are symbols, heritage of a rich past, of which we are all beneficiaries.
    The wonders listed out by the young girl are vital elements made possible only by the hands of God, as a divine Gift to Man, which have contributed in the creation of these wonders.
    The purpose of the little girl is no doubt to remind us that more wonders are possible if we become conscious of the wonders lying within us.

  10. nassim November 25, 2012 at 12:30 PM #

    you are right my daughter

  11. Malalai November 4, 2012 at 11:39 AM #

    Sweet girl with sweet and correct answer :*

  12. malik latif October 20, 2012 at 12:15 PM #

    I am surprized about the thinking of lovely girl answer. she can feel the real taste of life and we have just materilistic ideas.
    every belessings are by God for human beings but we are blind some time.

  13. agm October 13, 2012 at 3:26 PM #

    I agree with all of you and truly the young lovely girl is a great thinker–agm

  14. nafiu July 24, 2012 at 12:22 PM #

    The girl is a great thinker! She has been able to direct our thought away
    From what we had believe and taken as the seven wonders of the world and which some of us spent money to go and see, to the things that are with us but which we have not really pondered about. My regards to the girl’s intelligent! Cheers.

  15. Lilian June 27, 2012 at 3:16 PM #

    Really leaves room for great thoughts about life and what is and not important, and the simplicity of what we take foregranted.

    • Sara - Admin June 28, 2012 at 12:46 PM #

      Rightly said lilian!

  16. alawad o.alawad June 27, 2012 at 1:44 PM #

    number 8 isb to remember this wounderful answer and to thank the great GOD for it alhamdo LELLAH

  17. Dr. Md. Golam Mostafa May 12, 2012 at 7:47 PM #

    The first seven wonders were created and developed by human being. The second seven wonders that the lovely girl listed are inbuilt to human being created by Allaah Subhanahu Wa-Ta’ala. The five are the sense organs that are responsible for seeing (Sight), hearing, tasting, feeling and/or toughing and smelling. Senses are physiological capacities of human being that provide data for perception. The nervous system has a specific sensory system or organ, dedicated to each sense. Whether the girl has understood the question or not is not the issue, the issue is the list of wonders she had provided along with lough and love should be praise worthy. Please remember, we are in the funny funny jokes world and let us take all these jokes and morals sportingly.

  18. meme April 28, 2012 at 3:40 PM #

    I think she is 100% right

  19. Hussain R HJI April 11, 2012 at 2:04 AM #

    I totally agree with her, not to determine other’s view, but for me I can leave with out those seven world wounders but let ask our self this question, can we leave with out those seven beautiful words what she addressed in the class ?

  20. ousmael April 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM #

    Mashaallah for her thought otherwise which show her acceptance of the great reality rather than the eyebrows.

  21. azfar March 27, 2012 at 10:55 AM #

    o Allah forgive me if I Whine

  22. sharif123 March 24, 2012 at 4:50 PM #

    very much true. We feel it when we loose any of them.

  23. Abubakar Ladan March 24, 2012 at 3:43 PM #

    It is quite amazing. ‘Wonders still exist’

  24. tanvir March 24, 2012 at 1:37 PM #

    i think these are the words which can show us a greate sublimational thoughts and a hallireous , provoking and think out of the box manners of a outstanding interest!

  25. Nazar Mohammed July 28, 2011 at 3:36 PM #

    A wonderful and thought provoking fact that we never consider valuable, in fact Allah has bestow us the most precious countless blessings, no one can rebuild any of these wonders if snatched away by Allah Almighty

  26. Goldypearl June 26, 2011 at 9:35 AM #

    very nice girl that recognizes the world in a really different way, she looks in the meaning of life

  27. Amr nawar June 26, 2011 at 7:47 AM #

    ????? ???? ?????? ??? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ??? ????

    • Rami Y. Nasser June 26, 2011 at 5:22 PM #

      Indeed my brother ,

      Subhan Allah and Alhamdo Lil Lah for all His Grace upon us .

  28. Hossam June 25, 2011 at 2:59 PM #

    this girl have forgotten (to think) 😀 😀

    • sunshine miracle =) July 19, 2011 at 8:47 AM #

      tell me about it =D

  29. Afshi June 25, 2011 at 2:27 PM #

    no doubt

  30. Shakabansh5 June 25, 2011 at 9:30 AM #

    Hi,Sara : she does not understand the quistion ,this is her problem

    • sharif123 March 24, 2012 at 4:52 PM #

      read again. you will understand.

  31. Shakabansh5 June 25, 2011 at 9:30 AM #

    Hi,Sara : she does not understand the quistion ,this is her problem

    • nacira June 25, 2011 at 5:58 PM #

      I don’t think that the girl does not understand the question but she want to answer otherwise.

  32. Mojsohail June 25, 2011 at 5:25 AM #

    really it is very very …. true. we all people must realise it.

  33. Anonymous June 24, 2011 at 8:43 PM #

    i agree with that young lady lol
    its true, we always forget the blessings of Allah!
    thanks 🙂

  34. Abuqwaider June 24, 2011 at 10:58 AM #

    Alwayes try to think in different way of the others and sure you will find some thing different (because no fact in this life is fixed/final  Except GOD)

  35. Hamzahali June 24, 2011 at 7:25 AM #

    Subhallah

    • Greeenemirates June 24, 2011 at 10:39 AM #

      SUBHAN-ALLAH NOT subhallah

  36. S-male June 24, 2011 at 7:05 AM #

    “He (the lord) gives wisdom whomever he likes, and takes it from whomever he likes…”