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Jonathan Livingston Seagull. It saved my life, two times. First time inspiring me, second time literally.
by trumbitta2 2y ago
Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
It saved my life, two times.
First time inspiring me, second time literally.
- rgun 2y agoWhat happened the second time?
- trumbitta2 2y agoI was riding my bike with some friends and one of them launched a challenge. This was 30 years ago and I was 17. We were climbing up a hill. Who was going to reach the old church at the top of the hill first? Fast forward to me being ahead, miscalculating a turn before the church, and heading full-speed straight for the edge of a cliff. I couldn't brake because I'd lose control. I couldn't jump off the bike because I'd start rolling. I remembered Jonathan and how he learned acrobatic flight. I didn't have wings to barely bend but I slightly, slightly, lightly than a feather, turned the stem, and got out of trouble right at the last inch in the fastest turn ever performed on a bicycle.
- clort 2y agoMy parents had the soundtrack LP from the film when I was growing up back in the 70s, I loved that (and I still have a CD). The book remains one of the very few I've read more than once.
- ianmcgowan 2y agoIllusions by Richard Bach is also mind-blowing, or at least was for me during puberty..