Sha Jahan was the emperor of India during the 1600s. When he lost his wife he was devastated. In fact, his grief was so great that he decided to build a grand temple that would serve as her tomb. Her coffin was placed in the center of a large piece of land and a big temple was built around it. The emperor was determined to build a magnificent resting place for his wife.
However, as the weeks turned into months the emperor’s grief was overshadowed by his passion for the project. He was obsessed with the construction. One day, while walking from one side of the construction site to the other, he tripped over a wooden box. In frustration he ordered that the box be thrown out. What he did not realize was that he had ordered the disposal of his wife’s coffin. The person the temple was supposed…