On the labor narrative of Marx's thought on the human-nature relationship

The differentiation and antagonism between humanity and nature produced by capitalist civilization constitute the core of Marxs thought on the relationship between humanity and nature. Through his critique of alienated labor, Marx identified private ownership as the social root of this division and opposition, and clarified that the realization of the two reconciliations must be grounded in the sublation of alienated labor. Marx further dissected the internal operating mechanisms of capitalist society and, taking wage labor as his point of entry, elucidated the general laws governing the material metabolism between humanity and nature. In doing so, he identified both the preconditions for the emergence of metabolic rifts between humanity and nature and the conditions under which such rifts may be repaired. Marx demonstrated the rationality of constructing an ideal vision of harmonious humannature development on the basis of free labor. By following the laws of beauty, free labor enables an initial reconciliation between humanity and nature, transcends alienated and wage labor through the association of free individuals, and thereby propels human society from the realm of necessity toward the realm of freedom. Upholding Marxs thought on the relationship between humanity and nature in the new era is conducive to advancing a new chapter in which labor creates harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.