Was human activity always in harmony with nature?

Previously, human activity was in harmony with nature. For example, the pagans believed that if nature gave something, then the debt would have to be paid back. Many nations believed in this and still believe in it. Those who have not yet fully reached civilization. But having become civilized people, we completely forgot about nature. People began to believe that nature owes them, that man is the king of nature. By this, man has violated the harmony of the natural world, and by destroying nature, man is slowly destroying the possibility of his own existence.