Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story
Registered by sundaymorning of Toronto, Ontario Canada on 9/24/2002
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Review from Amazon.com
"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson
"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson
Journal Entry 2 by sundaymorning at Sheppard Centre food court in North York, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Released on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at Sheppard Centre food court, 4841 Yonge St. in North York, Ontario Canada.
The book will be left in the food court in the lower level of the Sheppard Centre shopping mall at 4841 Yonge St. (@ Sheppard) in North York. I will leave it on any available table I can find.
The book will be left in the food court in the lower level of the Sheppard Centre shopping mall at 4841 Yonge St. (@ Sheppard) in North York. I will leave it on any available table I can find.
