the difference between a sign and a symbol.

(I know most people are only interested in their own dreams, but...)

A week ago I had a dream that I wrote about as soon as I got up.  Here are my notes:

The Walking Stick
It was still out by the door and with light red and green patterns.  Thick.  Horizontal.  There's a thin, carved part on the side.  I was in a familiar physics class that I'm always in but have not read the book for.  The room is full of scientists/anthropologists/experts.  One says:  Someone must have left it there (it being the stick).  I was frightened by the intention he was suggesting.  Maybe it was by the stream and Lula had found it?  But the stream's on the other side of the fence.  Oh.  Maybe it's from someone walking by the side of the highway?  A professor comes up to me and says, I hope you have gotten a lot out of this class.  His card says:  "jurisprudence".  Immediately I have a feeling of guilt because I hadn't.