It's late morning, I'm looking at some flies flying around, mostly searching for food I guess. I've seen many flies in my life, but this time is different, it makes me think about things.

I can see them, I can observe and understand what they're doing. I think maybe they can see me, but they definitely don't understand me or what I'm doing. They don't seem to care either. It makes me think that maybe ability and interest are connected after all. Is that why people don't even attempt the things they know they can't do?

Observing them, I realize I can actually do a lot more than just look. If I want I can study many different aspects of their lives, not to mention that I can research the topic on the internet.

Before you know it, I'm already on my phone found an article on a website titled "X interesting facts about flies you never knew." Mmm interesting ...

Houseflies live on a liquid diet. -Well, that's convenient. No teeth, no dentist.
They can taste with their feet. -Who said that feet are only for walking?
They can see behind them. -Well, I guess nobody will dare to speak behind their backs.
They live on average around 30 days. -Yup, there is no point in longevity when you can have 500 kids.
They lay their eggs on feces, rotting carcasses, or decaying fruit. -That's like giving birth next to an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Male houseflies are constantly looking for a date. -Oh, I guess we do have something in common after all...

I close the browser and I start thinking about the vast amount of knowledge we have about other creatures, while they have zero about us.

For a second I feel very powerful being at the top of the food chain, but then it dawns on me...

If I can study them without their knowledge, if I can restrict or control their behavior in any way I want, if I can crush them in the instant, I wonder who can do the same to me?

And since the difference between people and insects seems to be orders of magnitude in a variety of domains, I can't help but wonder what would be the difference between me and that which I cannot observe, study, or understand. How would this being look like or be like?

For a moment I'm looking down at my legs, I'm barefoot on the cold bathroom floor.
I become pensive again.
Is this how the most advanced being in the universe looks like?

I straighten the upper part of my body, I look like a king on its throne, for a second I realize I'm actually on the toilet.
Nah, look at me, there must be more than this.

I imagine the fly buzzing a snarky remark: -dude you think you're so smart, look at you, you can't even fly!