>You will never be an imperial official well-versed in Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist teachings
>You will never live in one of those splendid houses with gardens and pounds in Suzhou, Fuzhou or Hangzhou
>You will never live in a patrilineal and patrilocal extended-family household
>You will never have a wife and concubines with lotus' feet
>You will never live in a society that exaltes the prudent, courteous, formal, elegant, educated and well-versed man with an stylish figure as the perfect man
>You will never meet great Neo-Confucian thinkers such as Zhu Xi
>You will never venerate your ancestors with incense offerings.
>You will never live in a society with a >105 IQ.
>You will never live among a population genetically predisposed to slow-life behaviors.
Feels sad. :-(
>>1450040
>mfw
>>1450047
>:-(
>>1450040
You can live in Song China with strong belief and intention.
Remember, the more you say " I can't " The more you manifest the "Not ever doing something"
So OP's sadness babble isn't just detrimental to those reading but to their self.
>>1450067
>Implying I can travel back to the past if I try with strong belief and intention.