Manandnature

　　Peopleoftensaythatmancanconquerthenatureorhumanbeingisthekingofthenature.Accordingtothepowerofnature,however,Ideeplybelievethatnaturetakesoverman.

　　Historicallyspeaking,thereisnodoubtthatmancanreformthenature.AsIseeit,thehistoryofmanisabsolutelythehistoryofman’sexploringthenature.Longlongago,inordertosurvive,ourancestorshadtoexplorethenature,knowthenature,andreformthenature.Theyclimbeddownthetreesandstartedtoliveontheland.Itwastheirfirststeptoexplorethenature.Sincethenmanhasknownmoreaboutthenatureandmasteredsomeskillstoprotecthimselfandtosurvive.Gradually,asman’sdesireisexpanding,whathewantsisnotonlyjustsurvivingbutalsolivingbetter.

　　Itseemsthatmanismorepowerfulthannatureforhecanmakeupwhateverhethinksup.Hewantedmoreland,thenpolderingcameup.Hewantedtravellingfaster,thencarswereinvented.Hewantedflying,theplanesappeared.What’smore,GreatWall,pyramids,andothergrandfamousbuildingsarecomingtoourmind.Toamiracle,manevenhasthecapacitytoconquerEverest,whichisthehighestmountainintheworld.Maybethemostamazinginventionisthesatellitemarkingthegreatachievementsmanhasgotinexploringandreformingthenature.

　　However,itdoesn’tmeanthatmancanconquerthenature.Natureissomysteriousandpowerfulthatmanjustknowsalittleaboutit.Manysecretsofthenaturearestillunknown.Therearemanyrulesinnature,andmanwillbepubishedifhedoessomethingagainsttherules.Lotsoffactshaveprovedit.

　　Asisknowntoall,mancannotlivewithoutthenaturethatisofferingmanwithfreshairtobreath,cleanwatertodrinkandvariousfoodtoeat.Unfortunately,asman’sdesireexpands,manasksformoreandmorefromnature.Asaresult,theenvironmenthasbeenseriouslypollutedbychemicalwastesfromfactoriesandsewageincities.Farmlandisalsooverwokedandhaslostitsfertility.Seriously,somehasevenbecomesandy.Woesestill,treesarebeingcutdown,thusalargescaleofforestsarebeingdestoryed.Andavarietyofwildanimalsarebeinghuntedandkilled.Naturelly,theconsequencesarethatmanyspeciesofplantsandanimalsaredisappearingfromtheearthandthebalanceofthenatureisbeingupset.

　　Nownaturehastakenrevengeonman.Manhasbeensufferringfromthegreenhouseeffects,acidrain,thegradualdepletionoftheozonelayerintheatmosphereanddiseasehardtocureascancer.Infact,naturetakesactionintwoways,oneistheslowway,asmentionedabove,theotheristhefastway.Taketsunamiforexample,westillrememberclearlythetsunamioccurringinIndonesiain2004.Itwasreallyagreatdisaster.Morethan170,000peoplediedandevenmorewereinjuredandhomeless.Whenithappenedpeoplecannotdoanythingtostopit!Evennow,itishardtosayhowseriousthedamagewas.Asforthehurricane,itisabsolutelyanightnareformanyAmericans.ThehurricanetakingplaceinNewOrleanofAmericain2005ledover1036peopledeadorinjured.Ineconomy,theybothbroughthugeloss.

　　Now,itisclearthatnatureisfullofpowerandmanhastheabilitytoexplorethenature,toknowthenatureandtoreformthenaturebutnottheabilitytoconquerthenature.Itisself-evidentthatmandependsonnatureforsurvivalanddevelopment.Almosteverythingmanpossessesderivesfromnature.Itisnaturethathasshapedma