At what point in history did we actually live with nature, keep it's balance, and even improve it's condition? Think about the farmer using the soil, sunshine, and rain to produce food for family and income, replenishing the soil, rotating crops, only destroying pests when necessary, storing and preserving food to last through the winter, hunting and fishing, raising animals for food, and not allowing overpopulation of pets. This rural picture is an example of people co-existing with nature.
How far away most of us are now especially in the "big city," relying on others to produce our food, shipping it long distances, and processing it with chemical preservatives. Now we use nature to manufacture products unheard of in pioneer days. Travel is quick and easy to faraway places but adds to using up energy sources and causing pollution. Communication and information are also quick and easy to obtain. Medical science has reduced disease and prolonged life.
We enjoy the advances and rely on each other to survive. Although we may no longer have the pioneer's close relationship with nature, we need to take care that we keep our natural resources safe. We should not damage or destroy; we must co-exist with nature.
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