Lin observed that although the Yamei loved their children as much as any other people, their superstition and ignorance prevented them from looking after them properly. The children ran around naked and wild along the seashore, and often slept out in the open at night.
過去，他聽說海邊經常發生類似的事，但從沒有像這次親眼目睹這樣的震憾他的心靈。雅美族的父母和世界上所有的父母一樣，都愛他們的孩子，卻不太懂得愛孩子的方法。