Why do you say "it's better to try shoes than to try coffins"?

The proverbs handed down from ancient China are very particular. People do say that they would rather try on coffins than shoes. In fact, this sentence is mainly spread in ancient rural areas of China, and its superficial meaning is actually to persuade people not to try on other people's shoes. But we know that it is generally said that there will be a coffin after death. But why would you rather try someone else's coffin than others' shoes?

In fact, there was a lot of attention about shoes in ancient times. Shoes are related to a person's fate and the feng shui at home. Such a thing that is closely related to one's own life, others can't try it casually. For yourself, try not to try on other people's shoes, because if the other person is a blessed person, then you may take away other people's blessings, but once the other person is a very unlucky person, then you will also be infected with bad luck.

Of course, this is only a feudal superstition, but since it has been taboo since ancient times, it is better to try wearing other people's shoes, as the ancients said.

I don't think there is any other meaning in trying on other people's shoes. Presumably everyone has heard of the expression "a whore". A whore refers to a married person engaging in improper activities with others, and a whore refers to a person who already has a family, so not trying on shoes may also be a warning to outsiders not to think about people who already have a family.

Of course, most of these words handed down from ancient times come from feudal superstitions. However, comparing trying on other people's shoes is enough to show how much people attach importance to this matter.