Man is part of nature, not it's master.
Author: Yaqub Yasna, professor of history, culture, and literature, member of the Sangar Advisory Board
If we look at the celebration of Navruz from the point of view of Heidegger's philosophy, then the celebration of Navruz is actually an expression of the existence of man in the world in time and nature, because the celebration of Navruz determines the versatility of man's relationship with time and nature.
The celebration of Navruz has two points of view on time: the past and the future. In the celebration of Navruz, a person is in the middle of the time that has passed and the time that is about to come. Thus, in terms of thinking about time, the celebration of Navruz encourages us to learn about the past and reconsider life in the past, think about the future, see life as a perspective on the future, and plan for life in the future.
The celebration of Navruz, in addition to the relationship of man in time, makes meaningful the relationship of man to nature. In the culture of Navruz, a person is a part of nature and not its owner. Being a part of nature actually shows the degree of human being, that is, a person is not outside of nature and cannot survive outside of nature. Therefore, the celebration of Navruz encourages people to think about their environment, land, and nature, and to be environmentalists. Protecting nature is actually protecting the environment.
The celebration of Navruz is not just formed, but becomes meaningful and has been shaped over thousands of years according to the multifaceted relationship of man with time and nature. The celebration of Navruz is not just a holiday, it is a culture and ritual of a person's connection with time, nature, and life. This holiday and ritual are older, more significant, and more tolerant than any religion. It is on this basis that the celebration of Navruz goes beyond religious holidays and can be a holiday and culture of any society.
The Taliban are not the only opponents and enemies of Navruz, they are opponents and enemies of any tolerance, pluralism, and freedom. The opposition and hostility of the Taliban to the celebration of Nowruz show that the celebration of Nowruz is a celebration of tolerance and freedom because if there were no wisdom and virtue of tolerance in Nowruz, the Taliban would not be hostile to this celebration. The holiday of Navruz is a holiday of time, nature, life, and man, and this holiday has been going on for centuries in time, nature, and human life. The celebration of Nowruz, as it has gone through extremes and nervousness throughout history, also goes through a black spot of Taliban nervousness.