Sometimes a child will bring out an aphorism at just the right moment, startling everyone and making the parents look great. Liu Chiu-hsiang says that at one social gathering a friend asked when everyone would be invited to the Liu's home.
偶爾孩子將靜思語適切地派上用場，「語驚四座」時也會讓家長「很有面子」。劉秋香指出，在一次朋友聚會的場合，有朋友問：「什麼時候到你家去玩啊？」