Through a Seagull's eyes. Review on Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach

I?ll open by saying that it is one of the most profound and astute books I have ever come across. It opened completely new horizons of thought. I usually fall asleep reading philosophical text books, yet I enjoy the same lessons woven in a story. And Richard Bach has done that beautifully in ?Jonathan Livingston Seagull?.

The ?story? has quite a biblical taste and revolves around a seagull named Jonathan ? Jon. Jon is not interested in his daily mundane claw-to-beak existence.

Instead he spends his time with his only love - flying. His fellow-gulls though, think it?s a waste of time ? gull-flying should be for grabbing and eating as much food as you can lay your claws on. But Jon wants to just explore flight ? not for food, but for the fun of it. So, our feathery hero leads a life-long struggle against everything, to be in-flight. Then, ages later, one day, he is escorted to a new place, and there he meets gulls who can fly like nothing he?s ever seen before. And there begins a new age of learning ? for Jon, and for us.

There are a lot of people in this world who excel immensely in what they love to do. I have been fortunate to have met a couple of such people, and what I noticed about them is that they never tire out. When one challenge is met, they simply move on to the next. But then, is there an end to it? Yes and no. Read Jon Seagull.