Although some who passed through those desperate but meaningful years now lament that today's youngsters seem to have lost the camaraderie of their era, Dr. Chao doesn't agree. Each generation, he says, faces its own challenges.
「其實我們那代的確比較幸運」，趙醫師說，那時代、那地區，年輕人的奮鬥目標鮮明一致，他們在熱情充沛的時候，毅然投身，實現了某種人生意義、換得了弟兄間的真情，當然，也同時負荷了倍受煎熬的歷史負擔和遺憾。