Think and Fly High: Inspiration from Jonathan Livingston Seagull

by Daria Topchii

Author’s note: This article contains spoilers for Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull and for Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.¹

Can a seagull inspire you to strive for excellence, intelligence, and skill? This one can.

The life of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the eponymous bird protagonist of Richard Bach’s novella, is a powerful meta…