There has long been a big difference between modern Rukai and their ancestors, and anyway all ethnic groups have to face new environments and challenges. What ’ s important is that they find a new motive force for cultural development, so that they have a safe environment where they can enjoy the benefits of modern society (like solar power and sewerage systems) while also ensuring the transmission of Rukai culture.
他表示，古魯凱和現代魯凱早已不同，何況任何族群都得面對新的環境變化和挑戰，重要的是要找到文化發展的動能，使族人擁有安全的環境，享有現代化社區功能（如太陽能發電、好的排水系統），又能兼顧魯凱的文化傳承。