I think, in view of the high strung temperament of modern man, if we were able to reside in this type of traditionally elegant, scholarly setting, our emotional stability would be greatly increased.
正廳中柱對聯是「敦誼明倫即此是敬宗尊祖，本修德立如斯乃孝子賢孫」，字字句句盡是先人對子孫的提醒和叮嚀。而「夜雨竹窗問語，難得名花勝開」寫的是閒情。我想，現代人個性多煩躁，要是能住在這種屋子，情緒當能安穩不少。