The contribution which he has made to his homeland has not only earned him the respect of local people; even the "Father of Africa" Dr. Albert Schweitzer, far away in Africa, formed a deep friendship with him which bridged the generation gap between them.
而他奉獻家鄉的事蹟不僅為鄉人敬重，連有「非洲之父」之稱的史懷哲醫生都和他成了忘年之交。