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In his timeless inspirational work, Jonathan Livingston Seagull , Richard Bach opened the eyes of countless readers in the world to the potential hidden in each and every one of us to fully realize our dreams and ambitions, no matter how much they go against the grain. To Bach, flying isn't just a physical act, but rather, a mental release that can take us to unprecedented heights of personal achievement and understanding. And so, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the spiritual sequels to the afore-mentioned novella, Illusions and Illusions II , are once again centred on the idea of taking to the skies.

The idea that we can do anything we'd like to as long as we try hard and apply ourselves, while cheerful, is rather unrealistic in its appraisal of modern human life. As it turns out, the overwhelming majority of us have various responsibilities, not to mention innate abilities as well as deficiencies. Pursuing one's passion often takes an incredible amount of dedication, patience, and most importantly, sacrifice... something illustrated rather acutely in Richard Bach's timeless classic, Jonathan Livingston Seagull , which was recently published once again with a new, fourth part added to it, one that Bach decided to finish only recently.