The Paiwan youth group members go through various stages, just as a sprouting seed must go through various trials before its leaves and branches can grow and mature to the point at which they can provide shade.
排灣族的青年會階級分明，一顆剛出芽的種子，必須藉著不同的考驗，才能長出新葉，到枝葉成熟、茂密，可以遮蔭。