Enduring Love and My Taj Mahal
The story surrounding the Taj Mahal for me epitomizes love. Since young, I have been fascinated by Emperor Shah Jahan's achievement in building his deceased wife, Mumtaz Mahal, a beautiful mausoleum over her grave. It may have taken years, it may have resulted in the maiming (and even the deaths) of skilled artisans who worked on the monument, but nevertheless I cannot help but be deeply moved whenever I encounter a picture of the Taj Mahal. The mausoleum, which still stands to this day, serves as a witness from a time long past, to Shah Jahan's undying love for his wife. Of course, this is the stuff of romantic legends that might impress a young girl, as I certainly was when I heard the story many eons ago. But now that I am older, my sceptical (and mildy suspicious mind) suggests that there might not have been such a great love between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. After all, Shah Jahan had numerous concubines, and the modern day conception of true love necessitates monogamy in body and soul........................
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