A second spring "In the US, indecision and depression often drive middle-aged people, especially women, to return to college, to clarify their future path through further study." Hwo Chyuan Pastoral Counseling Center director Chiu Chia-li quotes her own experience.
「在國外，徬徨和憂鬱，常會驅使中年人、特別是中年女性重回學校，藉著進修來釐清未來的路，」活泉身心靈整合中心主任邱加利以自己為例子，她曾經是服裝設計師兼社工和輔導員。