Quotes About Interconnectedness

Things are transformed one into another according to necessity, and render justice to one another according to the order of time. "According to the order of time" (???? ??? ??? ?????? ?????). From

This clarified, here is the point: it is possible to think of quantum physics as a theory of information (in the sense outlined) that systems have about one another.

That which makes us specifically human does not signify our separation from nature; it is part of that self-same nature. It's a form that nature has taken here on our planet, in the infinite play of its combinations, through the reciprocal influencing and exchanging of correlations and information among its parts.

Noi siamo fatti della stessa polvere di stelle di cui sono fatte le cose e sia quando siamo immersi nel dolore sia quando ridiamo e risplende la gioia non facciamo che essere quello che non possiamo che essere: parte del nostro mondo.

Le cose si trasformano l'una nell'altra secondo necessità e si rendono giustizia secondo l'ordine del tempo.

Things are transformed one into another according to necessity, and render justice to one another according to the order of time.

We are complex nodes in a rich web of reciprocal information.

João amava Teresa que amava Raimundo que amava Maria que amava Joaquim que amava Lili que não amava ninguém. João foi para os Estados Unidos, Teresa para o convento, Raimundo morreu de desastre, Maria ficou para tia, Joaquim suicidou-se e Lili casou com J. Pinto Fernandes que não tinha entrado na história.

Terminar una cosa sería no quedarse con temor de ella. Porque nada se termina ni se concluye, todo se enlaza revueltamente. Todo se va, pero sin haber terminado, y la cola de lo no terminado remueve lo siguiente.

From cutting the throat of a young calf to cutting the throat of our brothers and sisters is but a step. While we are ourselves the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal conditions of the earth!" -Isadora Duncan

Many efforts on behalf of animals will qualitatively improve humans' living conditions as well, which is likely to be the case.

The magical worldview is this: As above, so below. As within, so without.

I love being reminded that existence itself is all about the tangling of souls.

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.

That's how we're connected: through the hurt we inflict on one another.

Are not the mountains, waves, and skies as much a part of me, as I of them?

I am That. Thou art That. All this is That. But that doesn't mean that that That is One Indivisible That.

It is unwise to make your personal happiness dependent upon your first having created a more civilized human culture. Because your hoped-for culture is most probably dependent for its creation upon your first having personally achieved greater happiness yourself.

The learning objective is to show how these issues affect Africa today and how Africa affects the world. For the educator the objective is to uncover how the interests and issues about Africa, including contemporary challenges and knowledge system, can shape the development of curricula and critical instruction in diverse school settings.

The world and my being, its life and mine, were one. The microcosm and macrocosm were at length atoned, at length in harmony. I lived in everything; everything entered and lived in me.

There is no such thing as a "self-made" person. . . . Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.

The problem is compounded by the fact that the connection between cause and effect seems so improbable. By turning on the lights, filling the kettle, taking the children to school, driving to the shops, we are condemning other people to death. We never chose to do this. We do not see ourselves as killers. We perform these acts without passion or intent.

Oh, so Mother Nature needs a favour? Well maybe She should have thought of that when She was besetting us with droughts and floods and poisonous snakes. Nature started the fight for survival and now She wants to quit because She's losing? Well I say 'Hard Chesse!

the world is one great web, and a man dare not touch a single strand lest all the others tremble.