Furthermore, points out Professor Yu Han-liang, now in his eighties, who was for many years a compiler of primary school "life and ethics" teaching materials, the Chinese are in the habit of "not passing judgement until the lid is on the coffin," and the reputations of the living may change. "Difficulty of interpretation and many variables" are factors which cause textbook compilers to be very cautious.
除此以外，擔任過多年國小《生活與倫理》教材編纂、今年八十多歲的老教授郁漢良認為，中國人講求「蓋棺論定」，而現世人物還有種種變化的可能，「解讀難、變數多」，也是令教科書選材者遲疑再三的原因。