Instead, people should blend with the Tao and go with its flow. Achievement is useless, so live a simple life. Life is the greatest of all possessions. Nothing matters but life since all wealth and achievements will decay by the Tao. A great Taoist society would flourish if people would stop striving for education and power and would focus strictly on enriching their own personal life.
Life is to be lived simply.
Being that all life comes from the Tao and that all life is taken by the Tao, a simple life is the best existence for the people. It allows them to focus primarily on their own lives, which, as stated above, is the greatest gift of all. A way to achieve a simple life, and one of the main ingredients in the Taoist religion, is to turn away from the government. The government should have as little to do with the people as possible. As Lao-Tzu has quoted, Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish.