Symbols All around me

There are so many symbols.  From red lights, to stop signs, to the alphabet on our key board.  Symbols are short hand writings that have meaning.  Look at the ancient pyramids.  They have symbols that told their story.  Before Egyptians had their hyroglyphs there were cuneioform writings.  Today there is standard short hand and sign language.  Some people are iliterate and can not read at all, but they understand the symbols around them.  They are actually pretty smart just have not learned the alphabet symbols.  Chinese and Japanese are languages with over 300 symbols and characters and they have 2-3 meanings depending on the accent or way it is used in context.  Symbols are pretty easy once you know what they stand for.