I do a lot of work with Order and Chaos, as folklore functions. It is frustrating how often “chaos” gets pulled into the realm of evil, destruction, and ruin.
In so many pieces of work, if you want someone (or something) to appear bad, a cheap go-to is “oh they are chaotic.” Similarly, if you want someone to appear “quirky, likable, an outside force entering to help the protagonist, but distant enough to not be mistaken for them.”
No (or, rather, disclaimer: “In my professional folklore creating opinion: no.”
Order is an expected set of results or lack of results (etc).
Chaos is an unexpected set of results or lack of results (etc).
You dirtied your microwave because you cook in it and didn’t clean it. And/or it acquires residue and debris from the natural usage.
The microwave exists. It existed previously. It will continue to exist. Nothing in this set of functions changes it’s existence in the past, present, and/or future.
The microwave is not clean. It was at the point of origin (when it was made). You know, via order, that microwaves are manufactured clean. There is an orderly process you are aware of that it became used and unclean. The debris of an expected nature and volume.
The microwave is now clean.
You did not clean the microwave. You are aware of it’s existence (see first point). You are aware of its status (second point). You did not clean it (this point).
You did not request it to be cleaned. No action or inaction of yours shifted this reality.
All of this is to ramblingly say:
From original post: “does anyone else get mischievous joy out of being nice sometimes?“
Followed by: “I CLEANED YOUR MICROWAVE WHILE YOU WERE NAPPING”
You are experiencing what I would describe as chaos in folklore!
Some may be classified as a brownie or hob goblin!
And thats enough free analysis for one day.
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