Friendly and relaxed by nature, Hsia Yang doesn't seem overly excited about winning the National Culture and Arts Award. If anything it is his friends who are happiest, relieved to see Hsia gaining deserved recognition for the achievements of his peripatetic, ill-starred life.
得到國家文藝獎這樣肯定一生成就的大獎後，溫厚豁達的夏陽並不十分在意。然而回首其顛沛流離、命運乖舛的一生，如今能夠受到眾人肯定的榮耀，朋友們似乎都比夏陽還欣慰、高興。