Three of Wands - Six of Swords
will be leaving his current life behind and heading in the direction of something better
will be - Three of Wands
leaving his current lifestyle and heading on out toward a better life. - Six of Swords
Three of Wands can simply refer your story to its future with verbs that mean that, especially 'will' and 'will be.' The man in the picture is waiting for his ship to come in, which of course is in the future.
Six of Swords is leaving the current lifestyle and heading...
