Soong started to think hard about this. In modern doctor-patient relationships, doctors focus too much on treating the symptoms and overlook whether the patient is being cared for. "For a doctor, it's easy to talk about what to do, but actually looking after patients others don't care about, and even getting our hands dirty changing catheters and bedpans … that is the true meaning of practical work."
宋睿祥開始認真思索，現代醫病關係中，醫者過於著重症狀治療，而忽略病人是否被關心與照顧：「對一個醫者而言，在旁邊唱高調很容易，但是去照顧別人不願意照顧的病人，甚至不在乎弄髒手為病人把屎把尿，才是最實際且真實的情操。」