Illusions: The Adventures Of A Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Paperback 128 Pages Publisher Delta Published January 1998
£9.99 GBP
ISBN-10: 0385319258
ISBN-13: 9780385319256
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From the “New York Times” bestselling author of “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” comes a light-hearted, inspirational account of an encounter with a modern-day messiah. In “Illusions”, Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that make our souls fly, showing that people don’t need airplanes to soar, and that messiahs can be found everywhere.
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 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.
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One of “those” books that stay with you always by Terry Mathews (a small town in east Texas)
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“Although this book was published in 1977, it didn’t find its way to me until the mid 80′s. “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” No truer words were ever spoken, at least not in my life.
I’ve read this book over 30 times in the last 15 years, and I never fail to find something new to learn from it. I’ve given countless copies away to friends who then give copies to their friends.
When “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” was first published, an elderly relative told me Bach was the devil incarnate. Imagine what she’d say about THIS one!
I’ve not had the good fortune to run across a Donald Shimoda-like character, but I think I’d be ready to hear what he said.
Two quotes from Shimoda’s ‘The Messiah’s Handbook and Reminders for the Advanced Soul’ are worth repeating:
Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet them than your acquaintences will know you in a thousand years.
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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life….Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.
This book has been a great gift to me and I’m thankful it found me!
Enjoy! “
Still extraordinary after 15 years! by Tim Burness (Brighton, England)
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“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! “
Magical by Niki Collins Queen (Forsyth, Georgia USA)
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“Richard Bach’s “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” is one of my most cherished books. It went with me when I hitchhiked on sailboats in the Bahamas for a year. There was something about Don, the super-advanced Messiah’s miracles that sparked my imagination and gave me hope.
I loved the book’s startling questions. “What if a super-advanced being came along who could teach us how the world works and how to control it? Is the world an illusion?” and “Can we know the reality behind the illusions?” The adventure story and friendship between Richard and Don, the two airplane pilots, is both entertaining and inspiring.
I also enjoyed the wisdom in the Messiah’s Handbook such as “Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive it isn’t.” One of the skippers I sailed was so captivated by the book he bought his own copy.”
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