We suggest you turn to the Tao Teh Ching:
75 The reason people starve Is because their rulers tax them excessively. They are difficult to govern Because their rulers have their own ends in mind. The reason people take death lightly Is because they want life to be rich. Therefore they take death lightly. It is only by not living for your own ends That you can go beyond valuing life. -- tr. C. Muller