"I can only hope that my younger son, who is studying at the National Taiwan University Graduate Institute of Agricultural Economics, will find a job at the Tz'u Chi Buddhist University or Hospital in Hualien." Noting the difficulty of living where one can be a part of traditional Ami culture and getting a good job, Tiway Sayion admits it's hard to "have your cake and eat it too."
「只能希望在台大農經研究所就讀的小兒子，畢業後能在花蓮慈濟大學和醫院找到工作」，李來旺不諱言，正如魚與熊掌，回歸家鄉、堅守傳承，和找一個好工作，是很難兼顧的。