What Do You See?

I look around me, and what do I see?

I see humans, lots of them. They look very similar.

I see other lifeforms, too, who possess similar features to humans. But perhaps the most obvious differences are that they tend to be a lot hairier, and most of them keep their 'hands' on the ground, most of the time.

I see more lifeforms. Some can naturally do things which humans cannot. Some can fly.

Some of the lifeforms I see are larger than humans, but most are not. Most are so small they are hard to see, with many of them being multi-legged, and crawling on the ground.

And when I plunge into the water, there I find another world, equally abundant in lifeforms, and abundantly varied in size and shape.

Both in and out of the water, I see vast numbers of lifeforms growing directly from the earth, "rooted to the spot", literally.

Everywhere I look there are lifeforms.

And I see that the lifeforms live among inanimate objects, some of which contain essential stuff which the lifeforms use.

Occasionally, I think I see something which isn't there. Do I need to repeat, "which isn't there"?

There are many things my eyes cannot see. I cannot see my eyes. I cannot see what is directly behind a tree trunk. I cannot see what is above the cloud. I cannot see what is on the other side of the planet. I cannot see the planet. I cannot see the very, very small.

Until recently, all I could do was use my imagination to create in my mind a picture of what my eyes couldn't see. Now my eyes have mirrors and microscopes and cameras to aid them.

And yet, still, occasionally, I think I see something which isn't there.

I suspect it will happen again.

I guess that's magic.

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