Entry 1: The date was December 13, 2021.
Let us go two days back. On December 11, 2021, I read the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull in a single sitting. I was intrigued by its basic philosophical discussions and the questions it raised, and it immediately became one of my favorites. That’s the first day of the Richard Bach trilogy in my life.
Entry 2: Day 2. December 12, 2021.
I wanted to watch Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). It had been a long time since I watched it. And I wanted some dose of energy that movie gives me every time I watch it. Especially Krishnan’s simple, sweet, not-so-heavy dialogues and Suriya’s amazing responses to those dialogues. And I was watching it. It all went well, as it always does, and suddenly it happened. It was the first time I noticed the book Priya gifted to Suriya. The book was Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach. Surprise! He made the second entry in my life.
Entry 3: Now, the third day. December 13, 2021.
I don’t know what pushed me to watch Aval Appadithan (1978). Maybe it was the opening sequence from Vaaranam Aayiram where Gautham Vasudev Menon is heard singing Uravugal Thodarkathai. The movie was interesting from the very first frame. Aval Appadithan was so ahead of its time that, even in 2021, it seemed radical in a sense or two. And all the while the movie was going on, there came a picture of a seagull. My heart had an instant reaction before the next moment unfolded on the screen. My subconscious mind somehow guessed that the seagull would turn out to be a reference from Jonathan Livingston Seagull. And guess what! It actually was! It contained the quote from the book,
“We’re free to go where we wish and to be what we are.”
Man, Richard Bach made the third entry into my life in as many days.
Isn’t this a sign from the universe to push me into reading more of Richard Bach’s works? Because I am someone who’s always looking for signs from the universe. Eventually, Richard Bach also seems the same kind of person. When I read Illusions, I almost confirmed that.
It all brings back my life to that specific quote by Paulo Coelho, AGAIN.
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
Sibiraj
A writer, filmbuff and an engineer (in that order) who is looking for more and more words in this world to weave the train of thoughts running amok in his mind. Whenever I’m not writing or watching a movie, I spend my time watching funny cat videos on Instagram.
