S1 Ep. 37 The Wonders of the World

Send us Fan MailGrowing up one of my favorite subject of discourse was history, ancient history and one such history is the wonders of the world; seven wonders of world as they were presented and are still presented both in classical and contemporary history lines and narratives. Their names are as follows;·         Great Pyramid of Giza, in El Giza, Egypt, the earliest of the wonders to be completed, as well as the only one that still exists in the present day.·         Colossus of Rhodes, in the harbor of the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name.·         Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, Iraq.·         Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt.·         Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in Halicarnassus, a city of the Achaemenid Empire in present-day Turkey.·         Statue of Zeus at Olympia, in Olympia, Greece.·         Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, in the city of Ephesus, near present-day Selçuk, Turkey.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_WorldA careful look at these wonders, one will come to see that they are testaments of the evolution of man with regard to knowledge, understanding and its application in building civilizations. Obviously, it also reveals man ingenuity in figuring out ways of building and constructing riding on given discipline of studies that have been established on empirically proven concepts and ideas.I asked myself rhetorically, what is the wonder? The mind from which the creations emanated from or the creations itself? Obviously the creator is greater than the creation and the creation is an expression of the creator’s passion, love and value for being, because everything evolves and revolves around the creator, in this context Mankind.In this 37th episode of the Word Cafe, we take a peep into the Wonders of the word. Looking at the classical ones and leading unto the Contemporary ones. The focus here is the endless creative ethos of mankind that has transcended countless generations and its end will not come as long as we long for better ways of living, yes doing things and completing that task, we will always engage the mind of our spirit and the spirit of our minds to come up with new innovations and inventions.Man is the wonder, an extension of the WonderfuSupport the showYou can support this show via the link below;https://www.buzzsprout.com/1718587/supporters/new