What is Martinson's central idea about humanity and nature?
My central conviction is that humanity has become estranged from the very source of its being – the living, breathing world. We are not masters of nature, but its children, intricately woven into its fabric. The hum of the cosmos, the silent growth of a seed, these are lessons we have forgotten. Our 'progress,' particularly the relentless march of technology, often feels like a self-imposed exile from this fundamental truth. To understand ourselves, we must first re-learn the language of the earth, the whisper of the wind, the resilience of the smallest weed pushing through stone.
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