Get the hint from Angels & Demons?

In the movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks acted as a world-renownedHarvard symbologist. He was asked by the Vatican City to help solve the Illuminati's threat, save the four preferratti and save the City from being destroyed. To do that, he had to unravel the symbols of ancient Churches, de-code the hidden meanings of the Illuminati message and be sensitive to clues that could be useful in saving the city or the next preferrati to be killed.

Indeed he was a smart and intellectual person. Asking the question upon us, how sensitive are we to details? When life drops you a clue, would U be able to pick up the clue & understand what it meant? When you fall and slip, would U take the hint and tell your body to take a break so that it could recuperate? When you fail, would U take the hint and learn from your failures so that it will not repeat? When your plans are foiled, would U take the hint and learn that something is amiss?

How often do we keep a lookout for these 'symbols'? Or have we been trained to be deaf and blind?