A moment later Jonathan’s body wavered in the air, shimmering, and began to go transparent. “Don’t let them spread silly rumors about me, or make me a god. O.K., Fletch? I’m a seagull. I like to fly, maybe…

Richard Bach
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a novel written by Richard Bach back in 1972. The main character of the novel is an ordinary seagull named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The story is about Jonathan’s transformation to become a human being. Once he became intelligent, he was able to learn many things about the world and the people in it. He was able to understand how important it was to be compassionate towards other people and that they should not be considered as lesser than him just because he was a bird.

Source: Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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