Dear Thinkers,

Go to an art museum stand close to a painting (not too close or a person with an ear piece in will tap you on the shoulder). You’ll see that it’s nothing but brushstrokes that don’t look like anything. But then take a few steps back and you’ll see that those brushstrokes and paint turn into something.

Then, take a few more steps back and think about when it was painted, where it was painted, and who painted it. You’ll see that it has a meaning beyond what it represents. It says something about human experience in the world.

Reading is the same way. Turn letters into sounds, sounds into words, words into meaningful sentences and paragraphs, paragraphs into stories, and stories into ideas.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck