Sep 06, 2004 03:05 PM
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It was another boring afternoon. After flipping through the dailies, I set to leave the library. And there was this blue covered, size of a booklet, titled Jonathan Livingston Seagull a little story at librarian desk.
Faintly I remembered, I have heard this title before. But I don't have any idea what's that book about. I turned those less than 100 pages book and said to myself Ok I can read this book.
I learnt from the preface Richard Bach - the author is a writer and pilot and have written/edited some articles in the flying magazine.
Once I started reading about the Breakfast flock, I understood it's about the bird Seagull. Until recently I have seen Seagulls only in TV.
Yeah, live cricket match telecasts. They look like cousins to Pigeons. I have seen the Breakfast flocks in the Florida beaches. Live! But I don't know they are assembled for breakfast. I learnt more after
reading this book.
About the book:
Seagull fly only to eat.
Seagulls never fly in the dark.
Seagull never falter, never stall.
The following observations may be a little bit fantasy.
Seagull flock has got a council.
Seagull can be invited to stand centre either for great honour or great
shame.
Seagull never speaks back to the council flock.
Seagull council flock can outcast one bird.
Seagull once outcasted never returns to the flock.
Being a pilot, Richard Bach puts a show on various flight techniques
through Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Loop/Outside loop
Slow roll/Sixteen Point vertical Roll
Inverted Spin
Triple cartwheel
Pinwheel
and so on...
This book is not about flying. This book is not about Seagull neither.
This book is about breaking the limits.
This book is about love and the freedom to love.
This book is about perfection, about being there.
This book is about a student and then a teacher being a student.
''Don't believe in what your eyes are telling you''. Read the book
yourself.
It changed some in me. May be yours too.
Happy reading. :) and don't forget to post your comments.
