Various Greek gods and godesses could fly. I guess they were the first super heroes. The subjects of early idealists imaginations. Super human powers have, for millenia, been fascinating to human beings because our imaginations are unlimited and our physical selves are limited.

Flight, it seems to me, is superior to invisibility, because with invisibility there would be a pandora's box of opportunities for diablerie. Whereas, with flight, there would merely be convenience. Of course, with flight, self preservation would be the numero uno concern. The light clothing you wore upon take off from Oklahoma might not keep you warm in the mountains of Russia. You'd also have to watch out for aircraft, birds, trees and sky scrapers.

If I could fly, then going to Taiwan for incense or say, China, for real Chinese noodles wouldn't be a problem. If I could fly, saving someone from upper stories during a fire, wouldn't be a problem. Further, if my grand daughter wanted to see the very tops of trees or buildings, then I could just scoop her up and fly her up.

When I was a child, I used to run as fast as I could through fields and meadows and pastures and it almost seemed as if I could take off and fly. Many times I wanted to. I also wanted to be invisible alot too. I've never dreamed of being invisible. But I've dreamed of flying and it was fun.

Ultimately, invisibility would be a fanstastic ability if the bearer of such a super human gift was not given to gradations of evil. Knowing the human race the way I do, I doubt this is possible. But if it were possible, war as we know it would end.

Given the molecular changes one would have to go through having either super human gift, it seems only logical that there would be greater wear and tear on the body. Probably shortening the life span.

Flying, I think, wouldn't have to be kept as much a secret as the ability to become invisible. Flying involves personal freedom from the law of gravity. Becoming invisible means you have the ability to cross normal boundaries undetected. Which means you could slip into the house of the Chief of Police and see up-close-and-personal what he is really all about. Now that would be powerful.

Just imagine yourself, invisible, sitting in on a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It would bring a brilliant hue to the prism of intelligence and if you were an invisible journalist, you'd be a die hard asset.

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