Save America, Play Mah Jongg

People often ask me why I think Mah Jongg has had such a huge surge in popularity. I have come to realize that there is a yearning to be together with people and not talk about anything controversial. People need community and community without strife. That is what Mah Jongg is giving to people.

When you get together to play you may have time to chat a little, but mostly you want to play and be in a room with real people. We learn as children that when we play with people they become friends. That is true for older people too.

If you are friends you are more forgiving of differences. You are more likely to try and understand different points of view from a friend than a foe. We spend too much time in this country being divisive and a game of Mah Jongg can be a starting place for remembering that we are more alike than we are different.

I think if all of America could play Mah Jongg together we would be a happier country. So Mah Jongg could potential save America from itself.

Next time someone asks me why I spend all my time, literally all day and night today, teaching people Mah Jongg I am am going to say, “It is my little way of trying to bring people together as friends to heal America.” I know if I say that out loud people will look cockeyed at me, but how else can I explain the pure hunger people have to learn this game. Everyone knows they need to do something to be with people, they just don’t know what that something is and Mah Jongg is filling the void.

Save America, Play Mah Jongg.