The former instilled in him a sense of pride in Paiwan culture and the Paiwan spirit of life, while the latter taught him many romantic and free ways of thinking.
大哥灌輸他排灣族的榮耀與生命精神，二哥教給他浪漫自由的思想。撒可努記得，過去父親告訴他，排灣族最神聖的陶壺「用來釀酒會特別香甜，」這樣的說法大大地被大哥撒古流訓斥了一番：「如果一個排灣族人這樣看待陶壺，那他已經忘記很多排灣族文化最深的意義了！」