When my brother refused my gift of premium French brandy in favor of his usual E&J, I thought he was settling for less. Instead, he taught me a profound lesson about joy: sometimes, not knowing what you're missing is the greatest luxury of all. Through grocery store sushi runs with my son and surprising wisdom from Zimbabwe's drinking culture, I discovered how our endless pursuit of "better" might actually be diminishing our capacity for contentment.

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