The One Who Upsets Expectations 2: Let's Have Both

I enter a high-end restaurant.

The lights are dimmed.
The conversation is low.

Only the sound of plates
rings out quietly.

I take my seat.

I look at the menu.

It's a course meal.

Fish
or meat?

I must choose
one or the other.

That is
the premise.

The waiter asks.

"The meat dish is recommended for the main course, but we have also received some excellent fish. Which would you prefer?"

There is a slight
pause.

Then,
the dandy says.

"I see."

After a beat,

"In that case, I'll have both."

The atmosphere
wavers slightly.

I
involuntarily recoil.

Was that choice
even an option?

Who decided
the rules?

I had assumed
I had to choose.

But
no.

I can just increase the options.
Don't hesitate. Go for it all.

It's simple.

But
I can't do it.

Most people
follow the premise.

They don't question it.

That is why
everyone ends up the same.

That man is different.

He doesn't
use the premise.

He lightly
transcends it.

It's bold.

But
it's not sloppy.

It's natural.

That is why
it works.

If you try to imitate it,
you usually fall flat.

That is
his style.

It's not selfishness,
it's composure.

Sui