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What do I love about: Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
My second fiction book reminds me of the quote- You have to risk a little crazy if you ever hope to escape the gravitational pull of the ordinary. Jonathan is a perfect example of a seagull who defied all the expectations of living, as defined by his cohorts. He was expelled from his flock because he refused to succumb to the mediocrity around him. His expulsion was a blessing because he found a purpose beyond scrambling for a living. On his return, he was worshipped as a god. This is not a surprise as we see many people today treat mere humans who have worked their asses off like gods. Jonathan tries to teach the birds how to fly beyond their imagination and defy even the laws of nature.
Thank you Pierre Savignac for gifting me this spectacular piece !!!
What do I not love about: Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
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Who should read: Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
Are you looking to read something different? This is a short fiction book filled with lots of life lessons.
Who should not read: Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
Non-fiction book fans may not find this interesting.
Notes on Jonathan Livingston Seagull
• Jonathan discovered that BOREDOM and FEAR and ANGER are the reasons that a gull’s life is so short, and with these gone from his thought, he lived a long life indeed.
• Because any number is a limit and perfection does not have limits. Perfects speed, my son, is being THERE.
• The gulls who scorn PERFECTION for the sake of travel go nowhere, slowly those who put aside travel for the sake of perfection go anywhere, instantly. Heaven is not a place or a time, because place and time are so very meaningless.
• Keep working on LOVE.
• The gull sees FARTHEST who flies HIGHEST.
• There are laws of flight that cannot be broken, and if you do not think so, you go out there and try it.
• Are we seagulls looking at the end of freedom in our world?