Tao Te Ching, 42

Tao produced the One.

The One produced the two.

The two produced the three.

And the three produced the ten thousand things.

The ten thousand things carry the ying and embrace the yang, and through the blending of the material force (ch’I) they achieve harmony. (Tao Te Ching, 42)

Today, I would try to interpret the above cannon from the topic "The Tao as the Origin".

It can be understood from the text that with the Tao, nothing is impossible. The Tao, even though it cannot be seen with the eye, can do so much and can affect so much to the lives of people. From the text, the Tao united the people of different races and colors, and of different social statuses. The Tao made these people carry the ying and embrace the yang which are two opposite entities. Guided by the Tao these opposites, even though in contrast with one another, is being blended not to eliminate the other but to bring harmony.

In here, it can be understood that the Tao can be the most powerful thing that even the opposite entities are being harmonious. Of all the things that has to be brought in together, opposite entities are the hardest to reconcile. The two are always in contrast with one another. The left cannot be with right, the long cannot agree with short, and so on. Despite the differences of these things, the Tao has made a way for them to live harmoniously through finding similarities. Both the left and right are directions, the long and short are measurements, and so on. These differences, to me, are the reasons for the harmony of the two opposite poles. The Tao has made them reconcile with each other through letting them realize the similarities between them.

The Tao can be the most powerful thing as with it, everything blooms and everything is made possible.