At that time the island was impoverished and dangerous, but that mattered not to him; the important thing was that it was nearest to the mainland. Declared the priest: "I'll keep watch at the Golden Gate, just so that when the Mainland is recaptured, I'll be the first to return."
那時的金門，貧窮又危險，但不打緊，因為最重要的是它離大陸最近，「我要守在這『Golden Gate』，只要一能回大陸，我要第一個回去」，神父說。