Doing something one enjoys for no other reason than that one enjoys it is lovely. It's too bad some people are discouraged in such pursuits. Having a hobby should not be confused with achieving enlightenment, however. While it's possible that really enlightened folk wouldn't hassle one so about one's passions, it doesn't follow that such enlightenment is the result of sharing those passions. The vast majority of one's fellow beings have no interest in one's hobby, but it takes the sort of leap only a magical teleporting seagull can make to assume their lives will somehow be incomplete until they can learn to cultivate such an interest. Recognizing that fact is a step in the right direction if you're looking for the road to enlightenment. 
 Apparently, Richard Bach has prepared a new edition of Jonathan Livingston Seagull which adds an additional chapter after the originally published version's ending. I think it would be rather nice if, in the new ending, (view spoiler)[Jonathan suddenly realized that since he started teleporting himself instantly to wherever he needed to be he hasn't been out on a single long flight. So he decides to blow off the teleportation seminar he's supposed to give and just flies around for a few hours. He sends a nice note out to the gulls who'd signed up for the seminar thanking them for their interest and refunding their deposits. Then he goes to visit his parents and they eat something. (hide spoiler)]