Regrettably, whenever I had the opportunity to discuss things with my father we never discussed Oriental studies. It was a great pity that when I decided to study Oriental culture he had already passed away, so I couldn't discuss it with him.
遺憾的是，我從來沒有機會和父親議論東方文化，因為當我開始對東方感興趣時，他已經過世了。