Farniente
Farniente, which comes from the Italian, "fare niente" or "do nothing", is a marvellous pastime which involves letting oneself go and savouring idle leisure without ever suffering from boredom. Its charm comes from the balance between the body's inactivity and that of the mind.
"Don't worry at all about my stay here; I feel perfectly well; I live here in my own fashion; I stroll frequently; I read, I have nothing to do, and, although in no way lazy by occupation, no one is more affected than me by the farniente of the Italians." (Madame de Sévigné, Letter to Madame de Grignan, 16 September 1676).
