Because of this, we generally lack respect for the passive element of life.

正因为如此，我们普遍缺乏对生命中被动元素的尊重。

Yin consists of the more passive elements, like silence, receptiveness, not reacting as opposed to reacting, and also softness, and flexibility.

阴由更被动的元素组成，如沉默、接受、与回应相对的不回应，还有柔和和灵活性。

It also implies that there's a 'doer' who engages in 'doing something', and that there's a passive element or 'the thing that's being done'.

这也意味着有一个“实干家”专注于“做事”，还有一个被动因素或“正在被做的事情”。