I noticed a lot of poems expressed the idea of everything having an equal opposite. For example, poems 58 and 59 talk about how if the government does one thing, the people will do the opposite. A line that I really liked from the poems is the line in poem 55 where they describe a baby as “Bones weak, muscles soft, But it’s grasp is tight,” because it is funny and odd to think about how their muscles and bones have not fully developed yet, but are somehow strong enough to grab onto an object so tight that it is difficult for a fully grown adult to take it from them.
Poem 70, along with some poems from the previous set of Dao De Jing poems we read, mentions the rock jade. I know that in Chinese culture, people wear a jade around their neck as a necklace, so I decided to do some research on the importance of it. Jade is so important in Chinese culture because it represents the virtues or De that Confucius speaks of. Those virtues include, but are not limited to, propriety, loyalty, and Earth. In terms of Daoism, the importance of jade is shown through the supreme deity (god/goddess) who is known as the Jade Emperor.
Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/about-jade-culture-629197
Thank you for making some great observations and connections!