La Dolce Vita- here and now

Worried about the Euro, the hung parliament in the UK (how familiar that sounds to Indians!), or the volcanic ash! Here's a tip from columnist Ayaz Amir: "We are too grim about things. If we need a strategic partnership with any country it should be Italy. At least we would take a less frenzied view of the universe. La Dolce Vita, the sweet life, is not just about material things."
Indeed! Maybe the IPL could consider this.
In passing, the article from the NY Review of Books quoted by the writer.