“A sign is anything that communicates a meaning that is not the sign itself”
Either
like swords
all signs have a point
Or
like the needle of a compass
all signs point to God
We know that children believe the latter
because they always ask the right question:
“Are we there yet?”
We know that adults believe the former because
it’s never enough just to reply
“There is no there there”-
They have to drive the point home