When Lin graduated from junior high school, his father insisted that he study at a vocational school to make it easier to find a job, whereas Lin thought he would only find happiness in life if he attended an academic high school and went on from there to college.
國中畢業要升學時，林正盛的父親認為日後找工作方便，堅持兒子應該讀高工，而他一意認定讀高中、大學才是人生美好的開始。