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Living in harmony with nature is so essential to our well-being that it is the first lesson of scripture. The account of creation in the book of Genesis tells of the idyllic Garden of Eden where man lives amid beauty and new life. Rather than be contrary to scientific explanations of the origins of the world, Genesis can be read as a parable about the need for man and woman, God and nature to live together, a communion of balance. That idyll was lost when the serpent tempted Adam, persuading him that he knew best. It was as if the leaves shrivelled, the birds fell silent, and the flowers drooped.
我們《圣經》中的第一課就是，和自然和諧共處對我們有莫大的好處。《創世紀》中關于造人章節中，描述了一個田園詩般的伊甸園，人們在其中體會著生機勃勃之美。跟世界起源的科學解釋不同，《創世紀》有其比喻意義，男人和女人，上帝和自然之間有和諧共存、均衡發展的必要。當毒蛇誘惑了亞當，讓他覺得自己無所不知的時候，伊甸園消失了，枝葉枯萎了，鳥兒靜默了，花朵凋零了。
