Order out of Chaos

I was in Smithfield today teaching. Russ sent me an instagram link and on my way home calls and asks me if I saw it. I told him of course I didn’t see it, I was teaching two classes. So he tells me all about it.

Julia Roberts was on Steven Colbert and when Steven asked her what she was doing these days she said, “I play Mah Jongg with my friends.” Some people in the audience clap as they too were mah Jongg players. Steven found this amazing. He asked if she could explain it to him and she said absolutely not, but then went on to give the best explanation.

She said is was making order of out random chaos. Order out of chaos. That is what I teach. I know that my beginner students look at me like I have two heads when I tell them to have faith and keep at it because I know that we all have the capacity to make order out of chaos.

Now if Mah Jongg players could just run the country we would be in better shape. We are calm and patient and have faith, all while being kind to each other. Maybe all leaders should learn Mah Jongg.