Season 3 / EP-7
- Book Review – Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Life In Simple Terms – Personal
Transformation Journey
- Book Review – Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Life In Simple Terms – Personal
Transformation Journey
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லை வாழ வைக்கும் தெய்வங்களாகிய எல்லா ஹீரோயின்களுக்கும், ஹீரோக்களுக்கும் வணக்கம்.
லை வாழ வைக்கும் தெய்வங்களாகிய எல்லா ஹீரோயின்களுக்கும், ஹீரோக்களுக்கும் வணக்கம்.
Jonathan
Livingston Seagull, written
by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson, is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight, and
a homily about
self-perfection. Bach wrote it as a series of short stories that were published
in Flying magazine in the late 1960s. It was first published
in book form in 1970, and by the end of 1972 over a million copies were in
print. Reader's Digest published a condensed version, and the book reached
the top of the New York Times Best Seller list, where it remained for 37 weeks. In 1972 and 1973, the
book topped the Publishers Weekly list of
bestselling novels in the United States.
Livingston Seagull, written
by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson, is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight, and
a homily about
self-perfection. Bach wrote it as a series of short stories that were published
in Flying magazine in the late 1960s. It was first published
in book form in 1970, and by the end of 1972 over a million copies were in
print. Reader's Digest published a condensed version, and the book reached
the top of the New York Times Best Seller list, where it remained for 37 weeks. In 1972 and 1973, the
book topped the Publishers Weekly list of
bestselling novels in the United States.
In 2014 the book was
reissued as Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition, which
added a 17-page fourth part to the story.
reissued as Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition, which
added a 17-page fourth part to the story.
The good thing about it is you can read it in
less than an hour. First published in 1970.
less than an hour. First published in 1970.
Top 5 lessons from the book.
1.
Break the Rules
Break the Rules
This book is
about Jonathan Livingston Seagull, one of the many seagulls from the Breakfast
Flock colony. The gulls dodged and fought for food off the fishing boats,
except for Jonathan Livingston, who would practice soaring into the sky, doing
various maneuvers not intended for gulls. Jonathan would soar and then glide.
Though he stalled and fell many times, he picked himself up and practiced some
more.
about Jonathan Livingston Seagull, one of the many seagulls from the Breakfast
Flock colony. The gulls dodged and fought for food off the fishing boats,
except for Jonathan Livingston, who would practice soaring into the sky, doing
various maneuvers not intended for gulls. Jonathan would soar and then glide.
Though he stalled and fell many times, he picked himself up and practiced some
more.
2.
He
learned from his mistakes and kept on “course correcting.” (நான் யானை இல்லை குதிரை)
He
learned from his mistakes and kept on “course correcting.” (நான் யானை இல்லை குதிரை)
3.
You are perfect and unlimited. - Remember
Chris from the movie ‘Pursuit of Happyness’? The scene where he tells his son,
“Hey. Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You can’t do something. Not even me.
…’.
You are perfect and unlimited. - Remember
Chris from the movie ‘Pursuit of Happyness’? The scene where he tells his son,
“Hey. Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You can’t do something. Not even me.
…’.
4.
Practice, Practice, Practice – 10,000 Hours –
Delayed Gratification - Convert your signature to an autograph...
Practice, Practice, Practice – 10,000 Hours –
Delayed Gratification - Convert your signature to an autograph...
5.
Pay it forward – Give Back
Pay it forward – Give Back
Other Key Lessons from This Book - (Courtesy: https://theinvisiblementor.com/mentor-yourself-book-review-jonathan-livingston-seagull-richard-bach/)
1. Our potential is limited
only to the extent we let it to be
only to the extent we let it to be
- Remember
Chris from the movie ‘Pursuit of Happyness’? The scene where he tells his
son, “Hey. Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You can’t do something. Not
even me. …’.
2. Find your passion and be
relentless in your pursuit of it
relentless in your pursuit of it
3. Never stop learning and
practicing and striving to understand more of the perfect, invincible principle
of all life.
practicing and striving to understand more of the perfect, invincible principle
of all life.
4. Break the chains of your
thought, and you break the chains of your body.
thought, and you break the chains of your body.
5. You have to practice to
see the real person, the good in everyone, and to help them see it in
themselves. That’s love. It’s fun, when you get the knack of it.
see the real person, the good in everyone, and to help them see it in
themselves. That’s love. It’s fun, when you get the knack of it.
6. We play it safe because
often those who take the road less traveled are ostracized. No one likes to be
the odd one out, so we try to be a part of the herd. This is a story about
following your dreams even when they go against the grain. It’s about making
the most of the life you have been given.
often those who take the road less traveled are ostracized. No one likes to be
the odd one out, so we try to be a part of the herd. This is a story about
following your dreams even when they go against the grain. It’s about making
the most of the life you have been given.
7. Look with understanding,
find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.
find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.
8. In the story, Richard
Bach uses the metaphor of seagulls flying to demonstrate that if we follow our
dreams and achieve our dream goals, we too can soar.
Bach uses the metaphor of seagulls flying to demonstrate that if we follow our
dreams and achieve our dream goals, we too can soar.
9. Master the fundamentals
in your field and then build on that.
in your field and then build on that.
10. Experiment until you get
“it” right, and “it” depends on your role in life.
“it” right, and “it” depends on your role in life.
11. Know and master yourself
– know what you can and cannot do – and work to push beyond your limits one
step at-a-time.
– know what you can and cannot do – and work to push beyond your limits one
step at-a-time.
12. You have the capacity for
much more than you think, so keep challenging yourself.
much more than you think, so keep challenging yourself.
13. Learn from you failures.
14. It’s okay to break
promises to yourself if they no longer serve you.
promises to yourself if they no longer serve you.
15. Embrace your passions.
16. Let go of the life that
no longer serves you.
no longer serves you.
17. Embrace new ideas and
ways of doing things.
ways of doing things.
18. Never stop learning.
Bach
writes:
writes:
19. “For most gulls, it is
not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating
that mattered, but flight. More than anything, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
loved to fly.”
not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating
that mattered, but flight. More than anything, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
loved to fly.”
20. “His mother asked. “Why
is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can’t you leave low
flying to the pelicans, the albatross? Why don’t you eat? Son, you’re bone and
feathers.”
is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can’t you leave low
flying to the pelicans, the albatross? Why don’t you eat? Son, you’re bone and
feathers.”
21. “I don’t mind being bone
and feathers, mom. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I
can’t, that’s all. I just want to know.”
and feathers, mom. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I
can’t, that’s all. I just want to know.”
22. “All alone he kept on
learning, What he had hoped for the Flock, he now gained for himself alone; he
learned to fly, and was not sorry for the price that he had paid. Jonathan
Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reason that a gull’s
life is so short, and with these gone from his thought, he lived a long fine
life indeed.”
learning, What he had hoped for the Flock, he now gained for himself alone; he
learned to fly, and was not sorry for the price that he had paid. Jonathan
Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reason that a gull’s
life is so short, and with these gone from his thought, he lived a long fine
life indeed.”
23. “How much more there is
now to living! Instead of our drab slogging forth and back to the fishing
boats, there’s a reason to life! We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can
find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be
free! We can learn to fly!” (Bach, 17). -
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
now to living! Instead of our drab slogging forth and back to the fishing
boats, there’s a reason to life! We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can
find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be
free! We can learn to fly!” (Bach, 17). -
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
24. “How much more there is
now to living! Instead of our drab slogging forth and back to the fishing
boats, there’s a reason to life! We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can
find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be
free! We can learn to fly!”
now to living! Instead of our drab slogging forth and back to the fishing
boats, there’s a reason to life! We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can
find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be
free! We can learn to fly!”
Audio Book
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Audio-Book ♡ Jonathan Livingston Seagull By Richard Bach Timeless
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