Living in harmony with nature is so essential to ourwell-being that it is the first lesson of scripture. Theaccount of creation in the book of Genesis tells of theidyllic Garden of Eden where man lives amid beautyand new life. Rather than be contrary to scientificexplanations of the origins of the world, Genesis canbe read as a parable about the need for man andwoman, God and nature to live together, acommunion of balance. That idyll was lost when theserpent tempted Adam, persuading him that heknew best. It was as if the leaves shrivelled, thebirds fell silent, and the flowers drooped.

我们《圣经》中的第一课就是，和自然和谐共处对我们有莫大的好处?！洞词兰汀分泄赜谠烊苏陆谥校枋隽艘桓鎏镌笆愕囊恋樵埃嗣窃谄渲刑寤嶙派馈８澜缙鹪吹目蒲Ы馐筒煌洞词兰汀酚衅浔扔饕庖澹腥撕团?，上帝和自然之间有和谐共存、均衡发展的必要。当毒蛇诱惑了亚当，让他觉得自己无所不知的时候，伊甸园消失了，枝叶枯萎了，鸟儿静默了，花朵凋零了。