He has already prepared himself psychologically for the journey to old age. Looking back, Lin has been in dire financial straits several times, and worked so hard that he brought on hepatitis. But promoting the comprehensive survey of the natural surroundings of Taiwan's mountains has become his life's work.
回顧來時路，林宗聖曾經數度經濟拮据、並過勞引起肝炎，但推展登山博物學已經是他一輩子的工程，「起頭是無心插柳，現在則是不能回頭。」