I read a book as a teen, called, “The Peaceable Kingdom,” by author Jan de Hartog.  I was unable to find the quote out in google land and no longer have the book (or haven’t seen it in ages if I do.)  The book is a fictionalized novel about the Quaker religion.  What I remember reading multiple times throughout the book was a phrase, “Go for that of God within them.”  To me, this means that, no matter how evil or toxic or malicious an individual might be, somewhere within them is a kernel of light in the darkness.  I believed it back then and continue to believe it today.

The other quote is a comment on the tai-qi (aka yin-yang) symbol.  If you take a look at it, you’ll see that there is a dot of darkness in the white side of it and a dot of white in the dark side.  The symbol effectively expresses that that there will always be a bit of light in darkness and a bit of darkness in light.  The symbol is meant to be spun.  As it does, you will see it all turns into a blur of grey.  This represents the relativity of things, where what a thing is is dependent upon the viewer.

The following is a very laid back video about yin-yang as part of daoist philosophy:

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