The workshop and the person in it. Writing a mini-essay

Nature accompanies man throughout his entire existence as a species and humanity as a cultural and social community as a whole. According to many scientists and philosophers, people themselves are fully products of nature, its evolutionary development. Of course, the religious context of the issue cannot be ruled out. Indeed, according to the majority of the inhabitants of the planet Earth, man was created by God (and some identify the Creator with Nature). Whether it's a temple or a workshop, let's try to figure it out in this article. But first, a little about terms.

The concept of "Nature"

This is what surrounds us. It is subdivided into non-living and living. The inanimate include bowels and rivers, earth and water, stones and sand - inanimate objects. Everything that moves, grows, is born and dies is living nature. It is made up of plants and animals, and man himself as a biological species. The biosphere and everything connected with it is nature. A temple or a workshop is for a person, what is his role in relations with the Blue Planet, as with a living being?

Nature - workshop

"Man is a worker in it." These famous words of Turgenev, spoken through the mouth of Bazarov, for a long time excited the minds of young revolutionaries from science. The hero of the novel is a rather controversial personality. He is a secret romantic and a hidden nihilist at the same time. This explosive mixture determines its concepts: there is nothing mysterious, secret in the surrounding nature. Everything is subject to man and his rational activity. In Bazarov's understanding, nature should be beneficial - this is its only purpose! Of course, every person (and even a character in the novel) has the right to his point of view, and to choose for himself: nature - a temple or a workshop? To everyone who divides it may seem that everything around can be altered, corrected for themselves. After all, a person, in their opinion, is the King of Nature, who has the right to these actions that bring him good. But look at how the hero himself ended his life. According to some modern interpretations of the work, the young scientist is killed by Nature itself (in the figurative sense of the word). Only the reason itself is prosaic - a scratch on the hero's finger, who with a rough scalpel invades the routine of life and death and dies! The insignificance of the cause should only emphasize the inequality of force before death, no matter how you deny it.

Destructive activities of people

The consequences of a certain (the development of scientific and technological progress, the development of subsoil and thoughtless use are sometimes catastrophic. This is especially evident in recent decades. Nature simply cannot withstand such an impact and begins to slowly die. And with it, many species of plants and animals, including man as a species of mammals The problem of the survival of mankind and all living things is becoming more and more tragic, and if you do not stop in time, all this can lead to global, already inevitable consequences.

Where is the road to the temple?

These events make you seriously think: what should be the relationship? What is Nature: a temple or a workshop? The arguments in favor of the first point of view are quite weighty. After all, if humanity treated Mother Nature as a temple, the Earth today would not know those problems with ecology, the efforts of which the entire progressive community of scientists spends on solving. And the time, according to the forecasts of some experts, is running out!

Of course, nature is a temple in the first place. And you need to go there with a sense of deep faith and behave there without breaking established customs.

Nature - a temple or a workshop?

The arguments for harmony are undeniable. itself is a fundamental part of nature. And man and nature should not even be considered separately from each other. They are one. Secondly, the relationship should include a special responsibility, as a rational creature, of man to Nature, his caring attitude towards her. From childhood in people it is necessary to cultivate the guardianship of those whom we have tamed. And the activities of society literally "tamed" the entire environment.

Noosphere concept

In such a matter as “nature - a temple or a workshop”, the study of the works of brilliant scientists, who were significantly ahead of the existing understanding of the world in their views, can help.

Academician Vernadsky, for example, was one of those who first pointed to the unity of nature and man. The biosphere, changed by the intelligent activity of people, in his understanding, corresponds to the concept of the noosphere. This is a new area of ​​the mind, where human activity becomes the determining factor in development. He has, in turn, a huge impact on natural processes, up to destruction and the possibility of self-destruction. In the doctrine of the noosphere, man is presented as deeply rooted in nature, and humanity as a powerful geological force that transforms the appearance of the planet, its appearance. The developed noosphere is formed by the forces of the whole society in the interests of mutual enrichment and all-round development.

Nature can act on a person in different ways. Sometimes she admires, sometimes suppresses with her grandeur, she is affectionate and formidable, she amazes with the variety of life forms and the inexorableness of her harsh laws, before which man trembled in fear for centuries.

As N. Zabolotsky wrote:

So here it is, the harmony of nature;

So this is what they are making noise in the darkness of the water,

What, sighing, are the forests whispering about! ..

The beetle ate the grass, the bird pecked the beetle,

The ferret drank the brain from a bird's head,

And fear-twisted faces

The nocturnal creatures watched from the grass.

Nature's everlasting press

Connected death and being

In one ball, but the thought was powerless,

Combine her two sacraments.

Once upon a time, primitive people animated nature, inhabited it with gods, demons who ruled over the elements. Over time, science overthrew the deities from their pedestal and convincingly proved that nature does not feel either evil or good feelings towards man.

The "eternal beauty" of nature, as Pushkin wrote, really deserves admiration. However, man was born not only to contemplate, but also to create, transform the world, comprehend its laws and master them.

“Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and a person is a worker in it,” said I. S. Turgenev.

A similar idea was expressed, although he approached the question of nature from a different angle, by the English writer James Aldridge in the novel The Hunter: “Nature and everything in it is hostile to man. Nature would destroy people if they did not achieve victory over it by common forces and did not begin to control it. " And although the power of the elements over man is somewhat exaggerated, the idea of ​​his victory over the forces of nature is quite correct.

“We cannot wait for favors from nature; it is our task to take them from her, ”wrote IV Michurin.

Revealing the secrets of nature, man uses them for his own purposes. This can be seen from the way it fights pests, given the complex relationships in the animal and plant world.

Plant protection specialists and practical agronomists often argue over whether it is more important to use a chemical or biological method of pest control. This is due to enthusiastic praise for the chemical method of the destructive effect of poisons on harmful insects and the underestimation of the role of biological protection. And, in fact, there is no particular need to argue. Simply, depending on the specific conditions, you need to apply a set of measures with a reasonable, harmonious combination of all known and generally available methods. But at the same time, one condition must never be forgotten: chemical agents should not harm our many helpers, useful animals.

The irrational use of pesticides often leads to the death of not only harmful, but also all other insects and even birds and mammals, natural enemies of pests. After all, poisonous drugs are not magic bullets aimed only at enemies. They beat both the right and the guilty, and enemies and friends. Foreign entomologists have long been convinced of this by bitter experience.

The practice of using pesticides in the USA, England and Canada is especially rich in such observations. Here, from year to year, the production of pesticides and, of course, the scale of their use increased. In the USA, for example, in 1947, 120 tons of pesticides were produced, and in 1960 - already 320,000 tons. And here are examples of the consequences of the massive use of these drugs. In the state of Illinois (USA), large areas of tree plantations were treated with pest control with dieldrin. As a result, 80 percent of the birds died there, according to the Society of Ornithologists. Insects - both harmful and useful - crawled to the surface of the earth, the birds ate them and died. The birds were also poisoned by the water they drank from streams and puddles. Almost complete destruction of starlings, pheasants, quails, blackbirds and other birds was noted in the treated area. The surviving birds, in most cases, have become inferior. Many of them stopped nesting and laying eggs. And those that laid eggs did not hatch chicks or, if they did, they developed poorly, were inferior and soon died.

American researcher R. Carson reports that according to data for 1963, the soil of apple orchards in the United States already contained up to 125 centners per hectare of pure DDT. And this also threatens the vital activity of useful soil inhabitants.

Experts write that the sea waters around England and the countries of northwestern Europe are largely contaminated with insecticides, which are partially washed away from cultivated land and carried by rivers into the sea. It was also found that the eggs of 52 species of seabirds contain the remains of poison. This is a consequence of their pollution of the sea.

Similar instructive examples are found in Canada. So, in order to exterminate pests, over three million hectares of forests adjacent to the Miramishi River were treated with insecticides - DDT in the form of an oil suspension. Two or three days later, fish began to be killed in the river. She floated to the surface, washed ashore. Birds flocked here, ate fish and poisoned themselves. In the river, crustaceans, crayfish, bugs and other inhabitants - fish food - died. This disrupted the feeding of ocean salmon that swam into the river for spawning, as well as their fry that slide into the ocean. After treating the forests with pesticides, everything changed both in the river and in the forest. There was a massive death of insects - harmful and beneficial - both terrestrial and inhabiting the soil. Grass and soil became the source of death. Falling leaves, branches, twigs introduced poison into the soil. The cultivation of seven million hectares of forest in the province of Quebec had the same impact.

Unfortunately, this "experience" is accumulating with us. According to the observations of the employees of the Kazakh Institute of Plant Protection, when pollinating the fruit forests of the Zailiyskiy Alatau with the DDT preparation directed against the apple moth, not only all forest insects, but also all insectivorous birds, died. It is now generally known that the destruction of useful animals is often accompanied by an outbreak of mass reproduction of the pest, which feels at ease, having lost its natural enemies. This happened when plants were treated to kill spider mites. It turned out that some drugs act on him ... as growth stimulants. Observations helped establish the following fact: when mulberries are sprayed with poisons against the Comstock worm, the solution completely kills and washes away pseudaphicus, the worm's enemy, from the trees, and the pest itself dies only by 80–90 percent.

Many insect pests that feed on plants that are often treated with toxic substances gradually get used to them and pass this immunity to their offspring. In a number of European countries, after 5–6 years, flies, for example, became resistant to DDT.

With the continuous processing of fields and gardens with pesticides, insects - pollinators of plants - also die: wasps, bees, bumblebees, flies, wasps.

Consequently, the stereotyped application of this or that tool or method can give the opposite result.

Undoubtedly, chemical control is a very effective, reliable and often almost the only way to quickly save a crop from a pest that has multiplied in the mass. It's all about how, where and when to apply chemicals.

Here is an example of the successful use of chemistry in rodent control. We have already described how vole mice run from the fields into stacks of straw in autumn, hide in it and turn it into dust. It is not always necessary to wait for ferrets, weasels or cats to come there. And here chemistry helps. In recent years, in the fall, at the first frost, ammonia water is introduced into the haystacks, the air is saturated with ammonia vapors, and the rodents die. And this does not harm the straw - on the contrary, it becomes more edible and nutritious for livestock.

Chemical control methods are not that simple and cheap. To process 1.2 million hectares of fields in the Stavropol Territory alone, 3,600 tons of grain, 108 tons of vegetable oil and at least 140 tons of scarce zinc phosphide were required!

How not to remember with a kind word our helpers - birds and animals, who, hunting for rodents, reduce their numbers and reduce the losses they cause. After all, biological methods are 10–20 times cheaper than chemical ones and at the same time provide more reliable protection of plants from harmful insects.

Various animals, birds, toads, lizards, insect-entomophages, acting together, constantly destroy the mass of harmful animals and thereby maintain the balance of forces in nature necessary for humans, and reduce losses. All of them are voluntary, permanent and almost always free our assistants. If you help them, where with housing, where with top dressing, and where with reproduction in the laboratory, there will be more of these assistants, more will be their help, the yield will be higher in fields, vegetable gardens, orchards and forests.

True, not always one useful species is able to defeat many different enemies, even such versatile fighters as ants. It is necessary to unite the efforts of birds, ants, bats, shrews, hedgehogs, badgers and beneficial insects, and only such a general offensive on all fronts will lead to success.

But for this it is necessary first of all to help our allies and friends. For birds, artificial nests should be created, birdhouses, titmouses, nest boxes, houses should be hung, taking into account the various tendencies of birds to be close to their fellows.

In those areas where new forests and forest belts are being created, it is very important to populate them with useful birds and animals. They also need protection from harmful insects and rodents. Of course, this work should be organized by knowledgeable people, zoologists, in order to avoid mistakes and not bring in animals that can do more harm than good.

It is easier to populate forests with different animals. Transported to new forests and released there, they settle, migrate, choose suitable places for themselves to live and give birth to. It is more difficult to relocate birds that are very attached to the native places where they grew up and where hundreds of generations of their ancestors lived.

After all, if a bird is taken far from the nest and released in a new place, it will not stay here, but will fly back, regardless of hundreds and thousands of kilometers. Scientists, however, managed to find out that this instinct in birds is not innate, but develops after the chicks leave the nest. Gradually, studying the nesting territory, they master it, get used to it. The conditioned reflex of attachment to housing develops in a relatively long time. This means that in order for the birds to stay in new places, it is necessary to transport not adult birds, but small chicks. There they will grow up, settle down, and next year in the spring they will arrive, return to breed. The very first mass experiments confirmed this.

The settlers need special care. There are birds that you can't seduce with a nest or a bird. They build their own nests. These are nightingales, warblers, warblers, blackbirds, orioles. They need dense undergrowth, shrubbery, “the first floor of the forest”, where they can calmly settle, arrange nests and hatch their chicks in complete safety from falcons and hawks. Therefore, for them, shrubs are planted in forest belts: yellow acacia, mountain ash, hawthorn, honeysuckle, elderberry, blackthorn, sea buckthorn, viburnum, bird cherry.

Of course, the relocation of animals and plants to new places requires a serious approach to business. Otherwise, something similar to what happened to rabbits in Australia or deer in New Zealand may happen. Previously, there were no deer in New Zealand. While exploring these islands, the Europeans brought 10 species of deer there. The deer quickly acclimatized, and since nothing threatened them, they multiplied in such numbers that they became a thunderstorm for forests and pastures. I had to limit their numbers. Since 1930, 3 million animals have been shot in New Zealand. However, this was not enough, and in recent years, deer were exterminated there with poisonous substances.

Many species of animals, such as saigas and sables, require protection. But it also happens that privileges are awarded to animals that clearly do not deserve it.

In India, for example, there are 43 million monkeys for a population of 430 million, mostly rhesus monkeys. They bring incredible harm: they devastate fields, vegetable gardens and orchards, destroy a lot of fruits, fruits, vegetables, grain crops. In villages and cities, monkeys climb into houses and apartments, steal everything that lies badly, misbehave, spoil things - in a word, they behave as if everything is allowed for them. Alas, it is so: their impunity is explained by the fact that monkeys in India are considered sacred and inviolable.

Pest control methods are varied and far from fully understood. But even what is known can be of great benefit to the country. If the struggle is carried out on a strict scientific basis, taking into account all local conditions, only our country will receive an additional amount of various products of field cultivation, vegetables, industrial crops, fruits and berries in the amount of 6 billion rubles annually. And the costs will amount to only 500 million rubles. The game is worth the candle!

Biological control also includes the development of methods for increasing the resistance of plants to harmful insects and diseases. An example of this would be the breeding of plant varieties that are immune to disease or resist harmful insects. Something in this regard has already been done by scientists: cancer-resistant potato varieties, broomrape-resistant sunflower varieties, phylloxera-resistant grape varieties, potato and tomato varieties resistant to fungal diseases - phytophthora, etc. have been developed. But this is only the beginning.

Although there are numerous enemies of man in nature, he is able to cope with them, wisely using biological protection, chemical agents, and agricultural techniques. You just need to roll up your sleeves and work. As the English philosopher Francis Bacon rightly asserted three and a half centuries ago: “Do not complain about nature, it has done its job; it's the man's turn now. "

Read the following statements by Bazarov:

We act by virtue of what we find useful. Denial is most useful in this day and age. We deny.
Human moral illnesses - from the bad state of society. Correct the society - and there will be no diseases.
A real person is one who must be obeyed or hated.
And what is the mystery of the relationship between a man and a woman? We physiologists know what this relationship is. You study the anatomy of the eye, where does the mysterious look come from? This is all romanticism, nonsense, rot, art.

Choose one of them with which you agree or disagree. How do you understand him? Write a mini-essay supporting your opinion.

We act by virtue of what we find useful

I agree with Bazarov's statement. Who claims that a person is looking for benefits for himself in everything. I agree with his opinion. Nowadays, many lazy people do not recognize theater, books, painting. They deny art, arguing that there is no benefit from it. It is better to lie on the couch watching the TV than to go to the theater in the cold.

04-12-2013, 15:14:05 | Guest

Raphael is not worth a dime

To some extent, I agree with Bazarov, after all, indeed, a person who paints, pictures with nothing, will not be able to help the people, unlike a chemist. But somewhere I do not agree with him, since art can help to reveal oneself mentally, and a chemist will make a discovery that will not seem significant to many. Perchak Roma

A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than any poet.

A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than any poet.I agree with this statement. Such a field of sciences as Chemistry is needed more than the same art. Over the course of time, many discoveries were made in Chemistry, which later helped to develop our life. On the contrary, art began to develop for the worse. Art in Davinci's time was much more beautiful than in our time. Art is a spiritual passion, and Chemistry is the research results of many scientists who have gone down in history. Doronin Dmitry

03-12-2013, 03:53:26 | Guest

Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and a person in it is a worker.

This quote tells about Bazarov's indifferent attitude to spiritual values ​​and his practical attitude to nature. Bazarov's position is close to me, but you need to understand that a good worker leaves his job in a pure form.To prove the above, I will give an example that happened in our life.Let us recall the man-made accident at the Chernobyl A.E.S. ... The accident worsened the environment for a long time. And this is one example of the harmful effects of man on nature. Zakhar

02-12-2013, 19:59:55 | Guest

Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and a person in it is a worker.

I disagree with this statement by Bazarov. If a person thinks that nature is a workshop, and waste all resources, throw waste into the sea and much more, then people will have nowhere to live. Such an indifference to the environment will lead to irreversible consequences: nature will be polluted, human health will deteriorate due to the terrible conditions for existence. The world in which we live will gradually become gloomy, empty and not suitable for the future generation. There is a lot to be lost with such thoughts about nature. The natural beauty of nature is also useful, it helps people to calm down, relax, clear their thoughts. I think the mental state of people is also very important. Also, if people do not rest in the fresh air, inhaling non-exhaust gases, they will harm their health. Mamedova Arzu.

29-11-2013, 17:26:16 | Guest

All people are the same, like trees in a forest. No botanist would take care of every single birch tree.

I disagree with this statement by Bazarov. Bazarov is a bright representative of nihilism, he believes that art, consciousness, soul - all this is rot and nonsense. This is not and cannot be. There is only that which can be touched, seen and felt, something physical: a tree trunk, the body of a frog or a person. But Bazarov is wrong. All people are different. We all differ not only in the color of our eyes, hair or skin, but also in thoughts, views, preferences. We differ in emotional experiences, feelings and emotions, as well as their expression. We are distinguished by strength of mind and character. Can dry science explain this? No.I agree that a botanist will not deal with every single birch tree. But we are not birches. We are people. We are different. Lady Dee

29-11-2013, 14:06:23 | Guest

"Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and a person in it is a worker."

I agree with Bazarov's opinion. In the early stages of society's development, hunting and fishing were essential to meet human needs. Mineral resources were used to make the simplest tools. At the subsequent stages of the development of primitive society, in connection with the emergence and growth of agriculture and animal husbandry, soil resources began to be used. Some metals and their alloys began to be used for the manufacture of tools, weapons, cult objects and jewelry, as well as new sources of energy. Natural resources, part of the entire set of natural conditions for the existence of mankind and the most important components of its natural environment, used in the process of social production for the purpose of satisfying the material and cultural needs of society. Without the use of natural resources, humanity would not have survived! Evdokimova Lisa.

29-11-2013, 10:18:38 | Guest

All people are the same, like trees in a forest. No botanist would take care of every single birch tree.

I disagree with Bazarov's statement. Yes, most people are broadly similar to each other. The same needs, the same anatomy and instincts. But every person is a person. Everyone has their own personal opinion, thinking and beliefs. People differ due to the originality of the psyche and personality, temperament, character and specific interests. Many have different priorities in life and different principles.A person does different things in the same situation. Throughout life, in his own way, he rejoices, grieves, falls in love and hates.Each of us is unique. Anya K

28-11-2013, 18:56:49 | Guest

There are no principles at all, but there are sensations.

When I was reading the book, I focused my attention on this quote. I consider it one of my mottos. I completely agree with Bazarov. I cannot understand people who have principles. For me, it's like not having an opinion. Some people say: "In principle, I will not do this or that." What does it mean? Principles must always be followed, and they just will not do something from the principle at the moment. And so, what he will not do is called sensation. Ivanova Olga.

28-11-2013, 17:09:43 | Guest

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I do not quite agree with Bazarov's statement "A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than any poet"... After all, a person cannot live without art. We are taught to art from childhood, parents read us fairy tales and poems, and take us to performances in theaters. As we get older, we begin to read novels and understand what love and hate are and what role they play in our lives. But we also need exact sciences in life, without them we would not know how elementary things in the world are arranged. Also, science does not stand still, and every day there are innovations that make our life easier. People have more and more free time, which they devote to development in the spiritual sphere. It follows from this that science and art are interconnected.

28-11-2013, 16:57:45 | Guest

A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than any poet.

I disagree with Bazarov's assertion. Of course, I do not deny the usefulness and importance of such a science as chemistry, but if you develop only in the direction of the exact sciences, you can completely stop being a human being. After all, poetry helps a person to live in harmony with nature, to understand its value and beauty. Thanks to her, we develop spiritually, we learn to understand other people, to sympathize with them, this makes us tolerant and prudent. Even Bazarov himself, who hates all this "romanticism" in one way or another, thought about such problems that are best described not in chemistry, namely in poetry. Besides, how many people-poets, who with their work can not only hook the reader, but also develop any feelings in him? There are really few of them, because for this it is tedious not only to be able to write correctly, but also to feel your work and the reader, while in order to understand the exact science it is enough to understand and learn it. Therefore, in this matter, one can still argue which is more important. Nazarova Anna

28-11-2013, 16:44:10 | Guest

Raphael is not worth a dime.

I disagree with this statement by Bazarov. Raphael is a great Italian artist who painted many masterpieces of world art that fascinate people. He worked a lot, his name is known to everyone! He's worth a lot! Sadigova Aisun

28-11-2013, 16:09:11 | Guest

A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than any poet.

I disagree with this statement by Bazarov. For a full life, a person needs not only material values, but also spiritual ones. It is good that science does not stand still, new inventions are constantly appearing that make our life easier. A person has more free time and it can be used for spiritual development. Knowledge and art always go side by side, they complement each other. Why does a person need scientific discoveries if he ceases to develop as a person, appreciate beauty, and enjoy life? Nature itself has created some people - "physicists", and others - "lyricists". Yes, you cannot wear poetry on yourself, or not feed the hungry. But when a person feels good, it is fun - he sings. When in love, he reads poetry. No science can replace these spiritual joys. From early childhood, mothers read poems and fairy tales to children. They have miracles that have now become a reality thanks to science. History itself refutes Bazarov's theory. The great canvases to Raphael and the poems of Pushkin delight us and will delight our descendants. Mikhailov Dmitry.

How do you understand "Nature is not a temple, but a workshop and a man is a worker in it"? and got the best answer

Answer from Lerich [guru]
So I understand - as a phrase torn out of context ... In general, everything is very clear
I. S. Turgenev, "Fathers and Sons"
People forget that nature is their native and only home that requires a careful attitude towards itself, which is confirmed in the novel by Ivan Turgenev "Fathers and Sons". The protagonist, Evgeny Bazarov, is known for his categorical position: "Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and a person is a worker in it." This is how the Author sees a "new" person in him: he is indifferent to the values ​​accumulated by previous generations, lives in the present and uses everything he needs, without thinking about what consequences this may lead to.
The novel by I. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons" raises the topical theme of the relationship between nature and man. Bazarov, rejecting any aesthetic enjoyment of nature, perceives it as a workshop, and man as a worker. Arkady, a friend of Bazarov, on the contrary, treats her with all the admiration inherent in a young soul. In the novel, each character is tested by nature. Communication with the outside world helps Arkady to heal his emotional wounds, for him this unity is natural and pleasant. Bazarov, on the contrary, does not seek contact with her - when Bazarov felt bad, he "went into the forest and broke branches." She does not give him the desired comfort or peace of mind. Thus, Turgenev emphasizes the need for a fruitful and two-way dialogue with nature.
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Birds are given wings, fishes are given fins, and people who live in nature are given the study and knowledge of nature; here are their wings. (H. Marty)

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Nature is not a temple but a workshop and a person is a worker in it

Modern youth have a positive attitude towards the preservation and enhancement of natural resources, a civic position, high spiritual and moral values ​​and social guidelines have been formed, but nevertheless, in recent years, the level of the state of natural resources, the quality of drinking water, the safety of reservoirs with fresh water has been steadily moving downward. The main reasons for the disturbance of the state of rivers and reservoirs are both external factors and human intervention in nature, wasteful use of their resources and rather ineffective ones. It was this problem that formed the basis for the development of my essay.

Nature - the whole world in its variety of forms - is still an object of study for people. Humanity has discovered many laws that explain the structure of various natural processes. We learned how to make fire, breed new breeds of animals through selection, we sent a man into space. We plant cereals and vegetables wherever we want. Even if the soil is not suitable - we will fill it with organic and mineral fertilizers - and the sprouts will sprout. We plant decorative flowers with beautiful geometric designs, creating new beautiful gardens with our own hands. We try and make mistakes, calculate probabilities, theoretically or practically, in the end we arrive at a given goal. We make crafts.

Since ancient times, man has been trying to adjust nature for himself, to create new convenient forms. He moves further and further from the "original design". The person does not allow the process to develop on its own.

He controls it and calls this control culture.

Man does not allow nature to dictate its terms to him. In large cities, before large-scale parades, clouds are even dispersed, not allowing the rain planned by nature to darken the holiday.

It is likely that in the future, people will learn to change climatic conditions. The weather will become completely subservient to man. Yet man is a part of nature.

The human body is still not fully understood. Even biochemical reactions familiar to specialists can produce unpredictable results. A person is free to make his own choice, but it is very difficult for him to go against his nature.

A man can plant a garden, but can he sculpt himself in the desired image? Can he control the biochemical processes of his body? Set the heart rate, make the blood circulate faster? Don't let hormonal surges affect your mood? Slow down or speed up hair growth? Maybe with the help of chemicals. With the help of certain physical exercises, he can change his body, with the help of plastic surgery, his face. Man made a workshop even out of himself. But who will have the final say? As long as we grow old and die, it remains with nature, but the future sparkles with bright prospects. Perhaps it's just a matter of time?

People forget that nature is their home and the only home that requires respect for themselves.

A person is indifferent to the values ​​accumulated by previous generations, lives in the present and uses everything he needs, without thinking about what consequences this can lead to.

These are the ideological origins of what our planet has now come to. And our country as well. They took from nature, thinking that its inexhaustible reserves. They built, erected, changed river beds, cut down forests, not thinking about the consequences. They did not understand that nature is just a temple, where there are no unnecessary details, where everything is interconnected. The forests were cut down - the rivers dried up. Infected rivers and seas with industrial plums - fish stocks have decreased. This is what people came to, considering nature not a temple, but a workshop. But all this was built, created, mined in the name of man, his well-being.

But how should modern man relate to nature?

Nature is precisely a temple, a beautiful, miraculous temple, which should be protected by everyone, young and old. Do not break a tree, do not hurt an animal, do not leave garbage in the forest, do not tear wildflowers in vain, extinguish the fire to the last spark - we learn all this from childhood and this should become a law for those who have a rest in nature. These are the first lessons on conservation. And if you are an employee of an industrial enterprise, then remember: workshops are your workshops, your construction sites, not nature. Then those who come for us will not need to correct our mistakes, cursing us and our irresponsibility.

Of course, I understand perfectly well that humanity cannot live and feed itself without using natural resources. But we must and must use nature without harming it, or reduce this harm to a minimum, maintain a reasonable relationship with nature and figure it out for many years to come.

Our generation should always remember the destruction that people have inflicted on nature, for example, about the great environmental disaster of which Chernobyl has become, be sure to reckon with nature, and then in the future she will answer us in the same way.

The beauty of our world is so multifaceted and amazing, there are so many amazing corners on our planet with their stunning views that a person cannot allow it to be destroyed without allowing the next generations to enjoy it.

We need to remember how much joy the world around us gives us: a blossoming bud, rustle of rain, shining of the sun, green foliage - how can you not love this? We and nature are one big family and must live together.