Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (March 12, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0099427869
ISBN-13: 978-1848271838
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 6.7 inches
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Book Synopsis
In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders …until he meets Donald Shimoda – former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard’s imagination soar…In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal New York Times bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don’t need airplanes to soar …that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them …and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places – like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Book Review
Richard Bach’s classic is one of the very first self-development/spiritual books I ever read, and 15 years later it still compares very favourably with the best of the rest. There is profound truth and subtle humour on nearly every page, and I strongly recommend this beautifully written book to anyone who has not come across it yet.
The author meets stranger and fellow pilot Donald Shimoda and the story unfolds. About a third of the way through Richard starts reading the “Messiah’s Handbook” which is quoted liberally from then on. It contains various pearls of wisdom…. “You teach best what you most need to learn”, “Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours” and (one of my favourites) “You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it however”.
The chapter where Shimoda and Richard visit the cinema to discover the meaning of life is a high point and the twist at the end of the book is absolutely brilliant. Enlightenment! Get online Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah today.
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