A Matter of Faith

Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place. Sounds counter-intuitive, but its meaning is valid, assuming you believe in a greater power. This power doesn't need to be a god necessarily, or even a supreme being. The Tao, which Tzu's words represent, is defined roughly as "the way", or as I interpret it, the truths. Assuming I am a Taoist, I would believe that if I were to follow the wisdom of the Tao, and live within its truths, the consequences of such a life could be nothing but true. For if we were able to know truth, we would be able to follow it. If we were to follow truth, alternatively described "the right way", we could logically come to no possible consequence but perfection. The Tao preaches extreme faith in the "way", and by attempting to alter the way, we create chaos. If, the Tao is true, and by following its premises, true conclusions fall into place, his words are sound. Unfortunately, mortal beings lack the capacity to know anything. The Tao could be true, could be not. Most religions, however, do in some degree or another, preach this same concept. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Confucianism, Buddhism, etc. all contain text preaching us mortals to have faith in The Supreme(in his various forms), let go, and watch him work. A man of no faith, on the other hand, feels the need, if driven, to constantly achieve. Constantly control his path, make the most self evident decisions of practicality. The clock is always against him, and he and only he has the power to change his world. He lacks the serenity of the man of faith. The question is, does faith in The Supreme act as an excuse to idle? Or is faith the only rock man can hold onto? For what is the worth of a life that ends? Alternately, what is the worth of a life with no end?