Then in World War Ⅱ they shipped us off to fight in the South Pacific. Those of us who went off to school or managed to survive the war came back with broader perspectives and became community leaders. Many became village magistrates, for example, while others were elected as town or county legislators.
事實證明這些讀過書的人，打過仗的倖存者，都因為眼界較寬，後來有的當鄉長、鄉代、縣議員等，成為各族的領導人物。