Despite his belief that "a good knife never gets dull" and though he has declared that he wants to "keep learning until the day I die," he also understands very clearly that sooner or later the older generation must move aside to allow the younger folks to have their moments in the sun.
雖然自認「寶刀未老」；雖然自許在總鋪這一行要「學到死、研究到死」，但林添盛更明白如果老一輩不退休，年輕一輩永遠出不了頭的道理。