We went for a day outing from Zurich to Liechtenstein. It is only a couple of hours away and the border is so discreet you hardly notice you’re in a different country. The capital Vaduz is a small town lost in a beautiful landscape. The landscape IS one of Liechtenstein’s prominent features.

In our short time their we visited an artist called FauZie As-Ad. He is an Indonesian artist who has been living in Liechtenstein for quite some time now. It is very difficult to actually become a citizen of this elusive country. He prides himself on being the second Indonesian to become a citizen of Liechtenstein. FauZie was in charge of decorating the Coca-Cola bottle to represent Liechtenstein. But he did not stop there. He made one ‘official’ bottle which will be on display at the World of Coke in Atlanta. But he also made a twin bottle which he had other plans for. On this twin bottle instead of ‘Coca-Cola’ he wrote ‘Lucky-Cola’. He then put currency from a whole lot of different countries in the bottle followed by a note. He asked us to write a note as well. Then he sealed the bottle and asked us for a favor. The next time we would be by the ocean would we drop this bottle in the water? Of course we obliged. His idea was to grant someone somewhere some pure luck. He believes that happiness has a lot to do with luck. He considers himself very lucky to be where he his today (even his name means ‘Lucky’). ‘I am lucky to have met a beautiful girl form Liechtenstein and to have been able to follow her here. I am lucky that I am able to live off my passion, my art. I am the luckiest man in Liechtenstein!’

Fazie, un artista indonés que lleva 15 años residiendo en Liechtenstein, nos habla de la suerte que le ha brindado la vida y cómo ésta le ha brindado felicidad: el haber tenido la oportunidad de estudiar arte y conocer a su actual esposa, originaria de Liechtenstein; el haberse mudado a Liechtenstein y formar una familia; el haber renunciado a un trabajo de 9 a 5 para dedicarse a su gran pasión, el arte... Me siento afortunado de poder estar en su estudio compartiendo y escuchando sus historias. Me hace recordar la importancia de ser libres y asumir nuestras responsabilidades para poder ser felices.

  By the way, in German ‘luck’ and ‘happiness’ are the same word.