Some of us might not find the lifestyle of the people in the wuxia world to be ideal. Obviously, life in reality is much different than in the wuxia world. Or, it is just that civilization has allowed modern people to take on a new way of life. As modern life is more secured, and injustice is less widespread as before, there is less need to learn martial art, to defend oneself and others from oppression.
There are about four or five ways that people in the wuxia world may choose to live:
1) Live as a lay person, and be subjected to the dictation of the more powerful, or, easily die as a result of a corrupted, disordered society.
2) Gain martial art skills to protect oneself, to fight for justice, or to defend the country
3) Gain martial art skills to benefit oneself alone, while harming everyone else, to meet one's own interest
4) Live in seclusion, whether as an eccentric, or a monk.
As we can see, under these prevailing conditions, found in the wuxia world, it is difficult for people to live, or to live happily, and peacefully, for most of their life. However, everyone is not given the same circumstances; some have the opportunity to better themselves, by learning great things, becoming skillful, and having the means to make use of their knowledge, while others are limited by their surroundings to change their way of life.
However, if one were born into this type of world, in this period of time, what can one do to make the most out of one's limitations, which were effected by the social condition, and attain happiness, that is, if happiness is the objective, and is at all possible in this society? Supposing that one were given a choice, if one were born into this type of society, which route should one choose to take?
In spite of that, can we can see some things about the way of life in the Wuxia world as better than the modern way of life?