I know I know. What's up with all these non-English titles? Well - let's just say I'm finding the English langage less and less fascinating as I learn other languages. "Sans Souci" is Latin, for "Without Worry." I wish I could tell you that I was a sailing adrift when a bold voice spoke to me from the heavens, and my life was change forevermore. However, the tale isn't nearly profound.

I was shopping - as I often do when I need to clear my head, and decided to take a detour for a slice of pizza. I was waiting in line, trying to decide if I was going to stick to the old faithful pepperoni, or was I going to spice it up a bit by adding some sausage and ham and maybe even a bit of cilantro? Not even a second before I was going to place my "out of the box" order, out of my peripherals, I saw the words "sans souci" written in old school flourescent lighting along the back wall of the pizzeria. I coldn't even get my order out - instead - I asked, what does "sans souci" mean. Some 20-something young buck, with holes in his ears the size of my fist, a tattoo of a hummingbird on his left cheek, and something shiny hanging from his noise replied "oh that - it means without worry." I asked him if this was his mantra - because with all that going on with his face, he's clearly not worried about finding a job...a like-minded individual... or a plastic surgeon when his skin falls off. I told him "that's kind of hard right.... to live without worry." He laughed and though he likely didn't intend to change my day - his reply really struck me. My pizza boy replied (and I had to have him repeat it so I could write it down, "If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of troubles."  All I could say was 'Damn.' 

Needless to say - I got a slice of pepperoni, and the ham / sausage / cilantro ... who cares if cilantro gives me gas.... I was sans souci....