Doctors, nurses and social workers at Mackay Hospital realized that although they could often save the lives of would-be suicide victims, they did not even come close to understanding their inner motives.
當時，馬偕醫院時常救治自殺的病患。有的挽回了性命，但留下後遺症；有的回天乏術；也有的雖然救回了性命，卻一再找機會自戕。幾位熱心的醫生、護士及社會工作人員有鑑於此，以為光是救活了人的生命，沒有拉回他的心，就不能算真的救活了他。