Chang's message is that today, society lacks passion and the will to act, qualities which have been replaced by scepticism and cynicism. "We must emulate our ancestors 'perseverance and unquenchable spirit," he says.
張毅認為，「今天我們的社會恐怕太缺乏熱情和行動，懷疑、犬儒成了很自然的事，比起那些飄洋過海的先民，我們實在需要那種剛毅果敢的拓荒精神。」