以The elephant为题写一篇短文

If the United States is Turtle Island, a continent supported on the back
of a turtle, then India would be Elephant Island, a continent supported
on the back of an elephant. Throughout the centuries, Indian tradition
dictated that all royalty the rulers of the land, be home on the backs of
the children of the great beast that carried the world through space.

The elephant was the totem animal of the god Shiva, the Destroyer,
who seeks to banish illusion and to encourage a clearer perception
of reality Shiva and his goddess-spouse, Radha, produced among their
children the elephant-headed god Ganesha, who, as Lord of Ilosts,
impregnated the virgin Maya to bring Buddha into flesh.

Especially sacred in India was the white elephant, considered far too
priceless to be used for work or warfare, but to be maintained by its owner
in the finest of style. When we speak today of a "white elephant" purcha