While on way to final(hopefully!) round of Birla's interview, way too nervous, having that feeling of blankness and now waht, praying & hoping every second for things to materialize.
Huh.. and like always when scared on such matters, I start looking for things n stuff that helps me forget same, u know doing some otherwise worth things. However, I was in train, so not much of options I had then.
But I did had Jonathan livingstone seagull with me.
The very first epic I read of Richard Bach way back in my 10th standard. The man I worship.
It says - People who make their own rules when they know they're right...people who get a special pleasure out of doing something well (even if only for themselves)...people who know there's more to this whole living thing than meets the eye: they'll be with Jonathan Seagull all the way. Others may simply escape into a delightful adventure about freedom and flight. Either way it's an uncommon treat.
The biggest load of self-indulgent, pseudo-inspirational tripe I've read in my life! So U know how I relate so much and so well :-)
Jonathan(the hero) first did wonders by flying higher and so higher that no other gull of his breed or any breed for that matter has ever flown. Way too high.
And he was held guilty for reckless irresponsibility, violating dignity and tradition of Gull family.
Jonathan cried, " Who is more responsible than a gull who finds and follows a meaning, a higher purpose for life? A reason to live - to learn, to discover, to be free!
Give me one chance let me show you what I've found ... "
But he was cast out of gull society.
Poor Jonathan was so proud of being different.
Jonathan Seagull spent the rest of his days alone and kept learning more each day.
And one day the star-bright gulls came and took him along
Jonathan reached heaven, without dying.
After becoming the best in flying and yea.. the one who achieved the greatest height, he wanted to come back to Seagulls who have never experienced Heights.
Are you experienced ?
And thus he becomes a teacher to all those normal - ordinary - plain seagulls who have never seen/ thought/ imagined flying so high, flying u know.
And he emerged as the son of god. Then, called Devil for he is corrupting mind and making people also taste something which will end up outcast them and worst they won't think they r outcast but special, gifted.
End of the day, he emerged a winner and Jonathan Livingstone Seagull was called the son of god.
You don't need to know/ understand/ believe in faith, all U need know/ believe is in flying. Actually the same.
Let me conclude with one of the truest thing ever said by anyone -
"The only true law is that which leads to freedom.
And as they say Be what you are, don't try pretend. How waste of life trying to become someone else.
Thanks to Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, I so much feel ME now.
Huh.. and like always when scared on such matters, I start looking for things n stuff that helps me forget same, u know doing some otherwise worth things. However, I was in train, so not much of options I had then.
But I did had Jonathan livingstone seagull with me.
The very first epic I read of Richard Bach way back in my 10th standard. The man I worship.
It says - People who make their own rules when they know they're right...people who get a special pleasure out of doing something well (even if only for themselves)...people who know there's more to this whole living thing than meets the eye: they'll be with Jonathan Seagull all the way. Others may simply escape into a delightful adventure about freedom and flight. Either way it's an uncommon treat.
The biggest load of self-indulgent, pseudo-inspirational tripe I've read in my life! So U know how I relate so much and so well :-)
Jonathan(the hero) first did wonders by flying higher and so higher that no other gull of his breed or any breed for that matter has ever flown. Way too high.
And he was held guilty for reckless irresponsibility, violating dignity and tradition of Gull family.
Jonathan cried, " Who is more responsible than a gull who finds and follows a meaning, a higher purpose for life? A reason to live - to learn, to discover, to be free!
Give me one chance let me show you what I've found ... "
But he was cast out of gull society.
Poor Jonathan was so proud of being different.
Jonathan Seagull spent the rest of his days alone and kept learning more each day.
And one day the star-bright gulls came and took him along
Jonathan reached heaven, without dying.
After becoming the best in flying and yea.. the one who achieved the greatest height, he wanted to come back to Seagulls who have never experienced Heights.
Are you experienced ?
And thus he becomes a teacher to all those normal - ordinary - plain seagulls who have never seen/ thought/ imagined flying so high, flying u know.
And he emerged as the son of god. Then, called Devil for he is corrupting mind and making people also taste something which will end up outcast them and worst they won't think they r outcast but special, gifted.
End of the day, he emerged a winner and Jonathan Livingstone Seagull was called the son of god.
You don't need to know/ understand/ believe in faith, all U need know/ believe is in flying. Actually the same.
Let me conclude with one of the truest thing ever said by anyone -
"The only true law is that which leads to freedom.
There is no other."
And as they say Be what you are, don't try pretend. How waste of life trying to become someone else.Thanks to Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, I so much feel ME now.
