We see symbols everywhere, we see them in brands, logos, and almost everything we touch or use, but they would all be meaningless if we did not attach some meaning behind them. Take the cross for example, it has been around for roughly 2011 years, represents the death of a powerful prophet known as Jesus of Nazareth and redemption of his followers through his death. Only people that are Christian or have knowledge of Christianity will ever get the reason why people respect two sticks or objects in the shape of a “t”.
The whole story of Jesus in a nutshell is that he was a very powerful Jewish prophet that the high ranking Jewish priests did not like because he was preaching stuff and in some cases outright opposing practices that the Jewish synagogues performed. The high priests got with the Roman Empire and managed to kill him by crucifying him on a cross or “t”. Three days later he supposedly rose from the dead and by dying, redeemed the souls of all his followers. The key death happened on a cross, “t” and became a common symbol seen even seen today.
Although the cross is probably one of the most universally known symbols known to mankind, only people who know the story will ever get the real meaning of the cross when they see it on a grave, building or jewelry. The cross also acts almost like an I.D card because the cross is seen as the one symbol recognizing Christianity just like how the Star of David represents the Jewish belief.
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