Yesterday I saw the Taj Mahal .
It felt like it was the first time I was seeing it ..I had never seen it this way .
Not in terms of what I thought or felt when I saw it .
The Taj has two doors on either side of it - each with 11 designed umberella like structures ..totalling upto 22 which equals the number of years it took to build it .
When I walked through the dark arches -my first glimpse of the Taj sneaked up on me .
And like a bird in flight ..I paused . I just stood there looking the Taj ..Taj fortified by an emotion far stronger than marble and I experienced this flash of a feeling which I cant put down in words ..but its one of those moments
when the History , Culture , Roots , Pride and Motive collide and I say .."Haan , Mai Hindustani Hoon " ..quite simply ..I was so proud to be an Indian.
As we walked around ..I was having a hard time closing my eyes or blinking . I wanted to see it forever . And although it is supposed to be the ultimate testament to love and had such an ardous story behind it ..quite selfishly ..I was enchanted by the sheer fact that man had constructed this ....When I was on the beach in San Juan or tired and busted in Triun 14,000 feet and 14 days later ..I was in awe ..of God , Nature and everything unseen and unknown .
Standing besides the Taj ..I was proud and humble ..and in awe of man ..and what two hands had envisioned , designed and accomplished with a God Given Gift ofcourse.. And I stood tall and said a silent thank you ..to the architect and the workers and everyone who shed sweat blood and tears to make this paradise on earth possible and made me experience such raw emotion .
Walking through the gardens and hallways , I thought that I liked the Taj more than anything I'd seen before until that moment .It stands tall and it stands the test of time.. And while I was busy making a living ..I hoped to someday make a life that stood the tset of time too.
Areee Huzuur Wah Taj Boliye !
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