Virtually all of us were taught in school about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Do you remember them? Can you name them (in any order)
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You will find a complete list at the end of today's THOUGHT.

I was surprised recently when I received a variation of the Seven Wonders over the Internet. The piece, however, got my attention. In our quest for meaning and success in life, more and more of us are asking hard questions about what is important. As we look at growth, transition and succession and as we realize the importance of who and what come next and our roles in that process, many of us are re-evaluating what is wondrous about life and modifying our behaviors accordingly.

Here are the Seven Wonders of The World as purportedly seen through eyes of a child: to see, to hear, to touch, to taste, to feel, to laugh and to love. Those are, indeed, wonders to behold and to experience.

[There is also a project for identifying the Seven Wonders that currently exist, and you can vote on them. Current leaders in the voting are: The Great Wall of China, the Potala Palace and the Roman Colosseum. For more information, go to:
http://www.new7wonder.com/.]

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were: the Great Pyramid, Babylon's Hanging Gardens, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. For more information on these wonders, go to:
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/