Pained, Wu says that in modern times people have thought of land as a material thing to be bought and sold. Furthermore, Taiwan has for years lacked a land policy. Due to economic pressures, the land has suffered again and again. It is only when nature strikes back that we feel the consequences and come to regret.
濁水溪踏查吳晟痛心指出，現代人把土地物化、商品化，加上台灣長年缺乏國土規劃，在經濟導向下，土地一再被毀損，如今大自然反撲才飽嘗苦果，後悔莫及。