These Maitreyan insurrections arose first out of compassion, not greed or personal gain. The system Kung Tzu put in place had been subverted, and economic and social change was stifled, while poverty and death ruled the land. The oligarchic government in the hands of plutocratic administrators created wealth inequity on a scale we cannot imagine in feudal China.

While African Americans complain about their holocaust of slavery, the Chinese have brutalized their own people at least five times as long and pales in comparison to the horrors inflicted on the Chinese by themselves over thousands of years.

As each rebellion failed, two societies developed in Chinese culture, including a secret society called the Jianghu. The Jianghu, a term often used in martial arts fiction, refers to a community of martial artists and outlaws who operate outside the bounds of conventional society. As the Jianghu grew, some sects attempted to overthrow the government and were severely punished.

Within the Jianghu, another schism developed: those out for personal gain versus those who followed the Code of Xia. Although Xia is far older, the Japanese code of Bushido is more commonly known in the West.

With this as background, the first level of meanings hidden within the saying can be tackled with the expectation of achieving a more in-depth comprehension, leading to why the Unconscious requires the study of martial arts for future family members.