Opposites in Daodejing are thing that are balanced, so one without the other, neither can exist so they complement each other. It's the concept of yin and yang, hot and cold, nice and mean, tortoise and the hare. for example, in life we have fast and slow, but without things being fast, slow computers could not be distinguished by speed, if everything was fast, we would never know the meaning of slow. With darkness there must be light, because if there is no darkness, we would never know light. If light only existed, we would not know light because again we could not distinguish it with darkness so to us, light didn't exist.
Opposites in Daodejing are independent elements of life that are dependent of each other and are what makes life truly wonderful and equal. It gives use the appreciation and desire we seek, and without the the opposite of what we appreciate, we can never appreciate it.
What do you think? Do agree with my annotation of opposites in Daodejing? What things do you appreciate and what is it's opposite? Would you be interested in traveling to Nepal? Please leave a comment!
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