The relationship between man and nature is one of the most complex and mysterious. It is basically based on a basic duplicity: 1) the beneficial and friendly nature that offers a huge amount of resources to be exploited for our livelihood; 2) the maleficent and enemy nature of man, who kills with his brutal force. It is obvious that man, the only animal species with an intellect, has changed the surrounding environment to ensure greater life chances. If we then think of the first and second industrial revolution as well as the current race for mineral resources and not only, we understand that man - although now aware of having lost an anthropocentric dimension - continues in his work of systematic exploitation of nature, often without taking into account the consequences it can trigger: the balance is delicate, not to say precarious.When we talk about the relationship between man and nature we are talking about the most ancient theme ever, because precisely through natural phenomena the Divine used to manifest itself according to the beliefs of primitive populations. Man feared Nature: wild beasts, lightning, earthquakes, storms, ice and snow ... everything could frighten him, everything was a threat. Yet Nature was also that Cosmos (from Kosmos, or "order" in Greek) that had to be necessarily investigated. Because at a certain point man woke up from his animal torpor: he developed reason perhaps thanks to Nature. Let's think about how much time was spent in just observing the sky and the firm belief that the stars influenced his life.
I am in a boat being battered by the waves with the wind on my back. Even though I know I should be brave despite my fear that the boat will capsize at any moment, I can't help but feel terrified.
