Tao Te Ching, 36

In order to contract,

It is necessary first to expand.

In order to weaken,

It is necessary first to strengthen.

In order to destroy,

It is necessary first to promote.

In order to grasp,

It is necessary first to give.

This is called subtle light.

The weak and the tender overcome the hard and the strong.

Fish should not be taken away from water.

And sharp weapons of the state should not be displayed to the people. 
(Tao Te Ching, 36)

Today, I would try to interpret the above text.

As what I understood in the first part of the text, it is saying that everything comes back to the Tao. No matter how great someone may be, he will eventually return to his natural way and to the Tao.

In the latter part of the text, it can be understood that the Tao also puts an emphasis on the weak and tender. This is to say that the Tao does not encourage the hard and strong as it is the attitude that would break or disobey the rule of the Tao, which is letting things be. The weak and tender overcomes the hard and strong because they are those who doesn't force things. They are those who let things go on its natural ways. They are humble enough to free the things and let them do their own thing.

No one should put force or power for it will only result to disorder and when there is disorder, sometimes there is chaos. The more chaos there would be, the more a person would be farther to the Tao. This way, it would take a long time for him to be back to the Tao.