Lao Zi and Taoism

Lao Zi was born in 585 BCE. This guy would be the beginning of my time traveling adventure, and I couldn't have wished for a better start. I met him at the point when he worked in a library, and we became rather close. He told me he had been born in the state Chu during the Zhou Dynasty. He told me he wanted to be a member of the court, and I persuaded him to go for it. As he did, and he was rewarded the job.
Every once in a while, Confucius ( a great man I will visit later) would come to this man for advice. He did give the best advise.
Not only did I talk to Lao Zi, but people who lived around him. They said that there were stories Lao Zi had been in the womb for 80 years before he was actually born, so he was 80 years old when he came out.
One day, when Lao Zi and I were traveling west, we were stopped by a man of the name Yin Xi. Yin Xi, I later found out, was a follower of Lao. Anyways, he asked us for a permit to leave and we did not have one. Instead, Lao Zi wrote a 5,000 word essay about his philosophy so we could pass. This essay later became Dao De Jing (book of virtue.) The concept of this book was to explain all the changes in the universe.
My favorite quote of Lao Zi's was this, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao Zi created Taoism. Taoism was said to be the way, or the path. The word "Tao" deemed the mysterious source of idea of all existence. Tao is the birth of all things, but independent from all other things. People who believe in Taoism believe you should go with the flow, don't try and change life, obedience, no conflict, harmony, yin and yang, and nature is very good and should not be destroyed. http://www.accschinese.com/accsblog/?cat=3