Lots of overly clever people assume this means a path or method of some sort. They are only occasionally wrong. Despite all those who claim otherwise Taoism ain't what you think. The second problem is that to understand Taoism you have to start from a frame of mind that most people lost long ago. Kids are usually the better observers, and often call it like it is.
Adults are the ones that make little sense.
Most adults edit themselves in not only what they say, but what they see. Kid are much more simple in their approach to life. And simple is good. More to the point, simple is natural, and nature is in charge here. As the joke goes, humanity has been hitting it pretty hard to mother nature, but always remember nature bats last.