Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The New Complete Edition - Plot & Excerpts
He forgot to ask about heaven. “How do you do that? What does it feel like? How far can you go?” “You can go to any place and to any time that you wish to go,” the Elder said. “I’ve gone everywhere and everywhen I can think of.” He looked across the sea. “It’s strange. The gulls who scorn perfection for the sake of travel go nowhere, slowly. Those who put aside travel for the sake of perfection go anywhere, instantly. Remember, Jonathan, heaven isn’t a place or a time, because place and time are so very meaningless. Heaven is . . .” “Can you teach me to fly like that?” Jonathan Seagull trembled to conquer another unknown. “Of course, if you wish to learn.” “I wish. When can we start?” “We could start now, if you’d like.” “I want to learn to fly like that,” Jonathan said, and a strange light glowed in his eyes. “Tell me what to do.” Chiang spoke slowly and watched the younger gull ever so carefully. “To fly as fast as thought, to anywhere that is,”
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