Obeying an inalienable law, things grew, spreading riotous and strange in their instinct for growth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When people obey an inherent law, they grow wildly and unpredictably, driven by their instinct to expand.
- In plain terms
- Obeying deep laws makes things grow in strange, riotous ways.
- What can you take from it?
- Natural drives can lead to chaotic growth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What laws drive our behavior?
- When does growth become destructive?
Another view
Interpretation of “inalaleable law” is ambiguous.
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