Legendry Love Stories

I was watching National geographic. Its awe inspiring when you see any natural setting in its full glory. Suddenly the screen showed big majestic elephants in desert. An old couple was filming them. That couple was together for 35 years spending major chunk of their lives in wilderness.
Suddenly my mind reeled back to all the novels, movies and serials I have seen or read. My brain was busy browsing the so called greatest love stories of all the times. Most of them ended in tragedy. None of the couple were given the chance to test their love in the mundane affairs of boring daily lives, where you grapple with broken water pipes, non functioning fans and its regulators, depositing various bills, extracting superhuman power to keep the house clean, your maid is always on the lookout for some excuse, even if you are sipping tea, your ears are attuned to the motor which is filling the tank. Either single or married, we all face these necessary evils. I wonder what sort of love these so called legendry lovers would have shared if they survived full term of their lives.

Now I was watching the program with totally different angle. This couple, even if they have started out in their twenties, has spent their lifetime in un-treaded terrain. They might not manage candle lit dinners in romantic surroundings, soft music playing on, a waiter hovering discreetly in the background at your beck and call, some exotic smelling incense burning, softly lit surroundings and what not. They might not have a million dollar villa and he might not come home everyday with flowers for the lady and they might not make love by fireplace in drawing room.
But are not they living embodiment of deep love and affection? These rough terrains often bring out the worst in you, when you don’t have the security of a house and modern amenities to soothe your frayed nerves. And this couple is together for thirty five years! How young, healthy, dynamic and contended they look! Without speaking how they converse with eyes even in their fifties. How affectionate their body language was. How attuned they are to each other needs.
I was watching a programme on desert elephants and their lives, but that’s what I got, maybe one of the most beautiful, heartwarming, unsung, unknown love story.