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There is a painting called the vinegar tasters where buddha, Confucius and lao tzu taste a vat of vinegar. Everyone reacts with a sour expression except lao tzu. Buddhism saw life to be bitter because of pain and suffering caused by worldly possessions, Confucius saw the world to be sour because without rules and regulations only anarchy will dominate. Taoism viewed the world to be fundamentally perfect being the way it is so the vinegar being true to its natural state made lao tzu smile.
The philosophy of inaction or non action is a unique one because every other belief out there focuses on the future. There is a constant hammering of needing to strive yourself to become the better person and make lasting changes that effect the world. But in these pursuits we sacrifice our body, minds and souls with nothing but regrets left for ourselves. In this rat race, the only people who are truly free are the ones who gave up and chose to take the live one day at a time and accepted things for what they are. We are perfect the way we are and accepting it is the only way to be truly content
