When Jonathan Livingston Seagull finally leaves, his exceptionalism is turned into extraordinary supernatural abilities. Slowly Jonathan gains the small, loyal following of close students who learn from him and pass on his knowledge, which has become theirs. Later he then returns to them and he is regarded with suspicion. Jonathan becomes an outcast, when he transcends ordinary gulls. However this is no easy thing, and Jonathan Livingston Seagull runs through all the ways that most people react to the extraordinary. It is about how someone can be ordinary and make themselves become exceptional, and that that truth lies in everyone. The story very much follows the path of Jesus Christ, although that’s not really what the stories about. What sets it apart is that Jonathan Livingston Seagull is about a spiritual journey as well. But if that was all the book was about it might not have made Jonathan Livingston Seagull the fabled classic that has become. There is a story about what it takes to explore one’s passion and to master a skill. It is on a journey from one place to another on a map, but rather a personal journey. This is a story about an ordinary Seagull goes on an extraordinary journey. But the flock do not like this, and Jonathan Livingston Seagull is exiled to live by himself. And he becomes something quite extraordinary. It is the thing that when he does it he feels most himself. He spends hours trying to fly faster, higher or more spectacular ways. Now seagulls are not known for being graceful flyers, or for being fast or agile, but Jonathan Livingston Seagull is fascinated by these things. They spark and care only for food, flocking around the fishing boats in the hope of picking up scraps of fish and bread, while Jonathan Livingston Seagull flies by himself working on his skills of flight. Longer review: Jonathan Livingston Seagull doesn’t feel like it fits in with the rest of the flock.

This is a book for anyone who is a dreamer with a passion that doesn’t fit into the pack.

That’s quite a lot for a little book about an ordinary Seagull who teaches himself to be extraordinary. Short review: Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a book about potential, about dreamers, about passion and the meaning of life.

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