Chang has thought long and hard for a reason. Eventually, he decided, "Fate simply hasn't let me die yet. And he doesn't want me to waste the time I have left. He wants me to use my time on Earth to read more good books and poems!"
張拓蕪曾苦苦思索活下來的理由，最後給了自己一個答案：「老天沒讓我死，不要我白活一場，就是要讓我在世上多讀幾篇好文章，好詩！」