Nature is not a static force or element. Climates change, populations change in number and form. The ecosystem changes. We humans may be a blip in the natural forces going on around us. On the other hand, we may be able to adjust our practices over the next century to live with natural forces and not constantly work to conquer them.
Life is a cycle inside a larger cycle and so on.
Birth, growth, maturity, death. Maybe this is a concept of the Bible people miss. From death there is new life. I am not suggesting mass suicide or anything like that. But on the other hand, we are so afraid of death and constantly fight it off every tooth and nail.