symbols

Symbols are seen all over the world and many repeat in places that has no relation at all. Symbols represent certain things to people, and how every person interprets the symbol may be different due to cultural differences.  Symbols are created in two main circumstances. One being natural and the other being made for a purpose. Ones that came naturally may be like the symbols for fire, water, the sun, the moon, and human. All symbols that are naturally created resembles the actual thing. Then for the symbols created for a purpose, they may look completely different from what it represents but in people minds they are the same thing. For example the peace sign to me at first looked like a circular leaf, that it until I learned that it really meant peace. What is peace, it is not something you can physically see but only mentally experience it.  Therefore the peace sign is an example for a symbol created for a purpose. Many symbols in the world are created after a major event and they are usually used to help remember the past.  Also many symbols are reused in different cultures. For example the Buddhist sign is almost identical to the Nazi sign other than the fact that the Nazi sign is turned. Even an African country was it on their flag. Symbols are quiet common in life and new ones are created each day and they are laos every important in lour lives, helping us remember things in a different way.