Chang observes that the elderly often lack a means to earn money. Rather than speaking to their children about the situation, they end up ignoring their own needs. Their plight is hard for him to bear.
張茂隆觀察，沒有賺錢能力的老人家，為了省錢，或不敢向兒女開口，只能儘量吞忍自己的需求，讓他頗不忍心。