If Aliens Visited Earth for Five Minutes

An alien ship comes close to Earth and looks down. At first, they are impressed. Tall buildings. Fast cars. Airplanes crossing the sky. A whole internet full of information. They think, “Wow, these humans are cool. They build things. They must be smart.”

But the excitement lasts only a minute.

They zoom in a little more.

They see humans fighting each other. Countries arguing every day. People online yelling about everything. One group worships one god, another group worships another, and somehow both groups forget to practice basic kindness. There is no unity. No discipline. Everyone is busy proving they are right, not learning anything new.

And then the alien notices something even more unbelievable…
Humans built weapons so powerful they can erase the whole planet in minutes.
Not science fiction. Real nukes. Real buttons. 

A species with so much potential, but carrying tools that could wipe out everything they ever created.

The alien probably sighs.
“Hmm. No sign of real intelligence yet. Maybe come back later.”

And they leave.

When I think about this, I compare it with my own world.

Every day I work with systems that must cooperate. A website cannot run if parts refuse to talk to each other. An API cannot argue. A database doesn’t get emotional. Code works only when every piece follows the rules and communicates clearly.

Even a small bug can break the whole system. So we fix it, we test again, and we move forward.

I wish humans worked like that.

A little more discipline.
A little more logic.
A little more respect and teamwork.

We are capable of building amazing things. But somehow, we still struggle with basic peace. We chase power, fight over differences, and forget the simple truth that we all share the same small planet… floating in a huge universe that doesn’t care about our arguments.

My hope is simple.
One day, if an alien stops by again, they see a world that finally learned to work together.
Not perfect, not advanced, just… calm.

Moving forward with safe goals.
Focused on progress, not chaos.

Until then, I will keep writing my little code, fixing bugs, and hoping humans fix theirs too.