Try something different

I'm siting in a quiet room at the Millwright Inn, a peaceful little place hidden back among the pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It's just past noon, late July, and I' m listening to the

desperate sounds of a life-or-death struggle going on few feet away.

There's a small fly burning out the last of its life energies in a futile attempt to fly through the glass of the windowpane. The whining wings tell the poignant story of the fly's strategy:
But it's not working.
The frenzied effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically, the struggle is part of the psrt. It is impossible for the fly to try hard enough to succeed at breaking through the glass. Nevertheless, this little insect has staked its life on reaching its goal through raw effort and determination.
This fly is doomed. It will die there on the windowsill.
Across the room, ten steps away, the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this little creature could reach the outside world it seeks. With only a fraction of the effort now being wasted, it could be free of its self-imposed trap. The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so easy.
Why doesn't the fly try another approach, something dramatically different? Ho how did it get locked on the idea that this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success.

Price Pritchett