Looking back, Ko thinks this experience, though painful, was valuable, setting the basis for his strong health and his ability to endure hardship.
談起這段往事，柯錫杰並不避諱，他還認為這段經歷其實滿可貴的，打下他強健的體魄和臨險應變的能力，對日後不顧一切浪跡天涯很有幫助。