In my opinion, Gregory Bateson may well be the most important thinker Western Culture has ever produced. But he is somewhat of a difficult read. If you're looking for an intellectual challenge. If you're looking for an intellectual adventure. This is it.
Nature works wonderfully well.
I'm of the opinion that if we model more of our efforts in line with Nature's way of doing things we'll be a lot better off. We'll consider the Principle of Least Action, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - the Entropy Law. In addition, the Overtone Series provides a great model for grasping fundamentals of the Quantum Theory. This entire Curriculum is fundamentally about relations. This is especially true of this subject matter.