Richard Bach. The Seagull named Jonathan Livingston (№ 37457)

He felt better for his decision to be just another one of the Flock. There would be no ties now to the force that had driven him to learn, there would be no more challenge and no more failure. And it was pretty, just to stop thinking, and fly through the dark, toward the lights above the beach.
He felt relieved, having decided to be one of the Pack. Because by doing so he broke off his connection with the Force, forcing him to seek knowledge. So he was rid of the struggle, and defeat. It was so nice just to stop thinking and to fly silently in the dark to the lights twinkling in the distance over the beach.