Speaking of life and death, Chang praises the words of the famous monk Guang Qin, whose dying words were, “ There is no arrival or departure: all is nothing. ” However, she dilutes the severity of the monk ’ s credo by saying that “ life, when lived well, approaches art. ” She still continues to learn constantly.
張曉風說前年去耶路撒冷時，更理解了如此的想法。對於人生，張曉風很欣賞廣欽老和尚臨終前的偈語「無來亦無去，沒有事！」雖是如此，張曉風亦覺得「人生，活得好是一門學問，」她仍然處在時刻學習中。