Blyty,
The book that inspired me - Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Bach is a brilliant writer and philosopher. I fall in love with everything he writes. Jonathan though, is very dear to my heart, a seagull that flew so fast.. something he was not "supposed" to do.. so fats and so skillfully, he reached the sky so high.. he glided above all. reached heaven.. he inspired others to do the same.
The story is about being diferent, not being afraid of following the set of rules that stop you from following your heart, Jonathan is being about dauntless and persistent. Jonathan is about the strength required to realize ones dreams by testing one's potential to its limits.
Jonathan has helped me seek (choose) and achieve goals in my professional and personal life. I am just at the beginning of my career yet, hence not a whole lot to say; but as far as my personal life goes, I will just say one thing. 5 years ago, i eloped and married the one I love against ALL ODDS AT HIS family end... Because of the circumstances, I even missed my own family dearly at the wedding. The whole journey from being introduced to in-laws till getting hitched was ugly, hard and harsh. Jonathan helped me glide through all the diversity. and he continues to do so.
As Hansa mentioned, FOUNTAINHEAD is another inspiring classic, and another one comes to mind is THE INVITATION by Oriah mountan dreamer.
Good luck with your essay.
Subha di
Edited by mermaid_QT - 18 years ago