After his brush with tragedy, Liao decided to head back to Taiwan to continue his work, as well as to be close to his parents, who were nearing 100 years old. "My parents were constantly in and out of the hospital," he says, "and something about that made me realize the impermanence of life and accept it."
遭逢人生劇變，他選擇返台從事繪畫和版畫創作，並承歡膝下陪伴近百歲高齡的父母。「父母晚年多次進出醫院，讓我對於生命的無常逐漸能坦然面對。」