Lin said: "It is the greatest honor possible for an artist to receive the compliments of the national leader of his country." He was greatly encouraged and vowed he would continue to pursue his efforts to perfect his art.
但是大理石的開採歷史還短，從事石雕的藝術家也很少，因此在大理石雕刻的領域中，他仍在一個人摸索，不免有些許孤寂之感。儘管如此，儘管林聰惠的先總統蔣公雕像這樣受到囑目，這樣受到好評，他卻仍然待在偏遠的花蓮，也仍然默默地繼續鑽研石雕藝術。