Lin was deeply influenced by the respectful way that his father treated people, and this "third young master" (as servants called the third male child of a wealthy family) early in life came to understand the hardships borne by the middle and lower classes.
自幼受父親厚道待人風格影響，這位鄉民尊稱的「三少爺」，從小便懂得體卹中下階層勞動者的辛勞。