Connessione

March 19, 2013 — connection, ecology, leonardo da vinci

Systems thinking was described by Leonardo da Vinci as “Everything is connected to everything else”. He called this connessione, or connection.  Now that we study quantum physics, we can see that Leonardo’s concern with the connectedness of all things was ahead of his time.  Ecology is the whole picture, with all the actions and reactions charted, considered and studied.  Man has now reached the conclusion that the unenlightened connections to our environment are probably destroying the future of man.

Where and how do you connect with all of creation?  We can think of many examples of disconnection….government, education, so called health care, all the failed and failing systems created without any thought of wholeness and balanced contribution.  How do you effect the world around you and how does it effect you?  Are you aware of any connections in your life?  What is the most important intellectual connection you have made up to this point?  I notice that resources abound for those who notice, respect, and care for them.  I have connected human greed, depression and insatiable consumption of resources as a single downward spiral.  I believe that mindless overconsumption of everything around us is our biggest threat.

Leonardo observed,” every part is disposed to unite with the whole, that it may thereby escape from its own incompleteness.”  How do you apply this idea?