<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The inextricable entanglement of the total sphere... > {{The inextricable entanglement of the total sphere of life as one entity demands we treat it with a level of respect we could only term, self-respect.}} {{There is no environment existing as a separate system outside of ourselves; we are a part of the environment, and the environment is a part of us.}} {{The biosphere is in a state of homeostatic balance, and its processes contain the distilled intelligence of billions of years of delicate interactions that serve all life.}} When we try to alter and control nature, we upset those internal regulatory processes and disturb the equilibrium. {{There are potentially dangerous consequences for irresponsible use of force and control.}} These concepts are just as true in the sociopolitical ecosystems as they are in the natural world. {{We must be kind and gentle gardeners with people and nature.}} **Source:** [[books/Voice of Reason Book (2009-2012)|Voice of Reason]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->