Thoughts on Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Part 4

By the time I reached the end of Part 3, I already felt content — as if the story had found its natural, happy conclusion.
I started Part 4 mostly to complete the book, curious to see what more the author had to say.

But as I read on, something unexpected unfolded. The story took a turn I hadn’t imagined.

My purpose in reading this book was simple: to become better at my work — whether through clearer problem-solving or simply finding joy in what I do. I didn’t even know what themes the book explored; I only had a strange pull toward it. I had been told to read it back in my early days at ColoredCow — around 2018 or 2019 — yet somehow it happened only in 2025, nearly six years later.

Reading the final part stirred a deeper question within me:
Is this how gods or divine beings are created?
Could it be that every god was once an ordinary human — someone who discovered the purpose of their life and devoted themselves entirely to it?

So whom should I really pray to — the god, or the purpose that once defined the god?

I haven’t found the answer yet.

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  1. Tripathi Avatar
    Tripathi

    Man Pokhi, it’s better you read it now, as if you had read it back in 2018. Maybe you wouldn’t have posted this blog or even this website then.

    It’s a real paradox, isn’t it? “Whom should I really pray to—the god, or the purpose that once defined the god?”

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