Chang also notes that when people come to forks in the road when they reach middle age, they may look around in all directions and feel at a loss, but they've got to encourage themselves to keep pressing ahead. "Even if you feel uncertain, it should be a positive feeling of uncertainty." At the very least, you've got to work hard at establishing a sense of direction.
張德聰也說，人到中年十字路口，四顧茫然是必然的，但要鼓勵自己向上提昇，「即使有不確定感，也要是正向的不確定感」，至少要努力建立一個方向感。