Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Written by Richard Bach
Published by Delta
With a title like that how can you resist? I have been a fan of Richard Bach since I was a very small child. My father gave me a copy of Johnathon Livingstone Seagull to read and I never looked back. His ideas are presented in such a subtly simple way that even a child can understand them, yet they still challenge me as an adult.
In Illusions we are introduced to seeker and biplane flier Richard Bach. He has a simple life, earning a small living traveling the country offering $3 flights in his biplane. His life is going along rather unevetfully until he meets Donald Shimoda a strange and peaceful pilot with more than a few tricks up his sleeve.
Together they embark on a journey to stretch the boudaries of rreality and the human mind. Richard's "messiah training" is fraught with doubt yet full of laughter.
Although this book was published in 1977 it is definitely far from it's expiration date.It's dreamy philosophy is so simple yet so challenging. If we were told by "a messiah" that all we need to be happy is to choose happiness, how would we respond?
A short book that you will want to read again and again.
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