The deceased were aware of everything that happened in the house, so that older Rukai often warned against using foul language in the house so as to avoid offending their ancestors.
如果死人有知，定能知曉屋內發生的一切事情。因此魯凱老人家常說在屋內不可亂罵人或說粗話，以免引起地底下祖先的不悅。