Why is seeing dead people’s shoes so heart wrenching?

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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/arandomhead1 on 2023-07-18 01:56:20+00:00.

Just saw a photo of my now-deceased dad from when he was like 4 yrs old. In it, he was wearing these tiny shoes, neatly laced up. Seeing those shoes tore me up. Something about the shoes.