Dear Puzzle-Solvers,

There’s something about the way those tans fit together in a tangram. They are alike and different in ways that makes it seem like they’re having a conversation with each other, working together to make something beautiful.

A thing itself is not as important as the things it connects to. If you just have one tan, you can make only one shape. But if you have all seven pieces, you can make endless shapes.

When you meet a new thing, don’t just ask what it is. Look and see what it connects to. Look and see what beautiful combinations you can build with the pieces that surround it.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck