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There are many ways of looking at the Taoist idea of yin and yang. Instead of thinking about characteristics like light and dark as opposites, it is better to think of them as pairs. Light and dark are a pair that belongs together. They help to define each other.
Think about the opposite sensations of head and cold. Write about heat depending on cold for its identity.
According to Taoism, things such as water, food, and sleep are necessary for life. Life itself, though, is a breathlike force call qi (pronounced “chee”). Qi is the energy that flows through the universe and all living things.
Do you think there is an energy in all living things?
In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that disease is caused by an imbalance of qi, or living energy.
Like a steady river, qi needs to flow and circulate evenly in the body. Qi does not flow when there are blockages or drains. To heal a patient, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine correct the flow by touching points on the body where qi is generated.
Does this explanation of heath make sense to you?
The Tao Te Ching, the first book of Taoism, says that humankind follows the earth, the earth follows nature, and nature follows the Tao.
In what ways does humankind follow the earth? Do we also fail to follow it?