The renowned art collector and scion of the Panchiao Lin family, Lin Hsiung-kuang, heard of his artistic aspirations and counseled him to choose between becoming an artist or an art connoisseur, but not to attempt both.
當代收藏名家林熊光（板橋林家的後人）知道後，勸他只能在藝術家或鑑賞家中擇一而為，不要兼顧。