Silly Symbolism

I think I've gotten carried away with my symbolism kick. Why, you ask? Well, remember the broken pen I spoke of in my last post? Yea, it was a different pen. Looked like the pen that didn't work, but I came home to realize that pen is here. So was I wrong about symbolism? Or does it simply symbolize something else? Like...'things aren't always how they seem.' Is God trying to trick me into believing this job is a much better fit for me? Am I just blinding myself from the challenge that awaits me because that is my way of dealing with such a huge change in my life?

Or is it just a freaking pen, and I need to stop looking for meaning in every mundane thing. Sometimes a pen can mean much more, but there are also times when 'it is what it is.' A pen.