Harmony

The Old Testament tells us that man has dominion over the rest of creation, and the 8th Psalm, echoing a similar attitude, states that the Lord made man "a little lower than the angels," and, "Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands and has out all things under his feet." Chinese art, particularly landscape paintings, suggest a very different relationship between humans and nature. Taoists speak of a harmony among all aspects of nature, and say "Heaven and earth and I live together. (Jean Johnson, Introduction to Attitudes Toward Nature in Taoist Art, www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/
Lesson_Plans/China/LP_china_2.htm).