As this shows, the people of Ssumakussu are already weighing the pros and cons of the situation. On the one hand, there is the fact of the road's imminent arrival to within half a kilometer of the village. On the other hand, there are the various concerns about tourism, land, and way of life. Whether or not they can strike the balance they need depends entirely on the villagers themselves.
這也顯現出斯馬庫斯心中的底線已有一個天平，一端掛著道路通到部落前五百公尺即將來臨的事實；另一邊掛的是觀光、土地、生活習慣…… 等砝碼，輕重之間如何維持平衡，能否調適的很順當，就完全靠斯馬庫斯了。