According to Ming Li-kuo, the advice to "quickly save the culture of the older people," is for the sake of the culture of the older generation that is gradually being forgotten. There are many things that the elders should be asked--many songs which only they can sing, much archaic language and stories that only they can still talk about.
於是原本已漸為人淡忘的族中耆老重被尊重，很多事情要向他們請教，許多歌曲只有他們還會唱，很多古語和文言文只有他們還會講。