This really spoke to me from page 42 of my Complete Idiot's Guide to Taoism:
"The sages of olden times did not grasp the after-life and were not terrified by death. They came without joy and made their exits without putting up a fuss. They came simply and left simply. They did not lose sight of their origin, ask their destination, or set themselves against enemies in order to make their way through life. They accepted life gladly as it was apportioned to them. They accepted death, too, as it was apportioned to them without resistance. When they left, they departed and were fully away. They did not set their minds against the Tao. They did not attempt, by means of their own mental struggling, to push the Tao forward or backward. They were the ones who were truly human."
"The sages of olden times did not grasp the after-life and were not terrified by death. They came without joy and made their exits without putting up a fuss. They came simply and left simply. They did not lose sight of their origin, ask their destination, or set themselves against enemies in order to make their way through life. They accepted life gladly as it was apportioned to them. They accepted death, too, as it was apportioned to them without resistance. When they left, they departed and were fully away. They did not set their minds against the Tao. They did not attempt, by means of their own mental struggling, to push the Tao forward or backward. They were the ones who were truly human."