The Whole vs the Part

In any system that is already set in place and running one danger it faces is loosing the vision or the picture of the whole for the part. We get so lost in the immediate and 'here-and-now' that we forget the larger picture. A continued loss of the larger picture will sooner or later make the system go in circles and ultimately collapse. Every once in a while the system needs to remind itself – or be reminded about – the larger reason for its existence.