10.24.25: The Chinese Buffet

There’s a certain madness to a Chinese buffet. Piles of food glistening under heat lamps, a mix of authentic dishes and creations like “pizza with corn” that no one asked for. People stack plates high, as if famine is scheduled for tomorrow. I once watched a man engineer a food tower so unstable it leaned like Pisa. It’s funny though, the buffet is a mirror. It shows how humans act when choice is unlimited. We want it all, even if it doesn’t make sense. We eat until we regret it, then swear never again, right before planning the next trip.