![]() ![]() ![]() The secret, Chiang says, is to "begin by knowing that you have already arrived."īut, unsatisfied with his new life, Jonathan returns to Earth to find others like himself to tell them what he'd learned and to spread his love for flight. He discovers that his sheer tenacity and desire to learn make him "pretty well a one-in-a-million bird." In this new place, Jonathan befriends the wisest gull, Chiang, who takes him beyond his previous self-education, and teaches him how to move instantaneously to anywhere else in the universe. There he meets another seagull who loves to fly. One day Jonathan meets two gulls who take him to a "higher plane of existence" in which there is no heaven, but a better world found through perfection of knowledge. Now an outcast, he continues to learn, becoming increasingly pleased with his abilities while leading a peaceful and happy life. His increasing unwillingness to conform finally results in his expulsion from the flock. Seized by a passion for flight, he pushes himself and learns everything he can about flying. The book tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull who is bored with daily squabbles over food. ![]()
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