In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

These people remind me of a harmony that exists with the natural world. They know their environment in a (1) ___________ that can only be acquired (2) ___________ living on equal footing with the natural world, not in (3) ___________ through a recognition that humans are dependent (4) ___________ our surroundings, something those of us who live in towns and cities too (5) ___________ forget.