If something reminds you of someone, it's probably because the person is no longer the way she/he used to be.
"Seeing the things makes one think of somebody" is always followed by the sentence "Nothing stays the same.".
When seeing the thing, you can always expect that things have changed
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Since then much transformed
The next sentence of "the thing reminds one of its owner "is always ""Nothing is the same as before