Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:Notice the difference in how opposites are portrayed. In the Christian version, opposites are seen as distinct and God will (magically) change their relation to each other. For Lao Tzu, opposites go together and compliment each other in a seemingly paradoxical manner.
~ King James version ~
Yield and overcome;
Bend and be straight;
Empty and be full;
Wear out and be new;
Have little and gain;
Have much and be confused.
~ from Verse 22 of the Tao Te Ching ~
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I dunno...you could interpret the Isaiah as yin/yang changing. I mean, yin and yang are always fluctuating.
ReplyDeleteI suppose one could see it that way.
ReplyDeleteAnd actually, the opposites COMPLEMENT each other...oops, sorry, copy editor attack.
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