The idea that the universe consists of opposite harmony

can be seen in this notion of yin-yang. So, there's these

two elements - yin is dark, passive, female and
persevering, while yang is light, active, male and
initiating. But, they can't be reduced to good and bad. It's
not like yang is good and ting bad, or visa versa. It's
more like the opposition between heaven and earth.
Both elements are necessary and everything has some
share of them. So, yin and yang fow over time; kind of
like a pendulum! The movement of the Dao, according to
the Dao De Jing, is reversal.
Think about all the artifcial, human distinctions that we
make. For an example, gold is valuable; dirt is worthless.
But from the perspective of the Dao, they're both natural-
occuring substances. Even though, from the perspective
of people, people kill each other over the former and
they don't really care so much about the other. Though,
once again, if you're trying to grow crops, dirt is going to
be much more valuable than gold, which is hard to plant
seeds in.
There's something of a contradiction here with Lao Tzu
because he said that these distinctions don't matter, but
he actually likes the weak. So, Lao Tzu is leaning
towards the unlikely turf. In the distinction between solid
and emptiness, he likes empty. Right, so it's the space in
the jug that makes it useful.