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“The mind is never satisfied with the objects
immediately before it, but is always breaking away
from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes
of future felicity... The natural flights of the human
mind are not from pleasure to pleasure,
but from hope to hope.”
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T
he momentous 20th year of ASIAN Geographic has sneaked up on us
like the restless musings of a curious mind, miraculously taking shape on
the whims of a flight of fancy. Over the past two decades, our curiosities
have taken us from the meadows of Mongolia to the beautiful peaks of
Mount Cook. In our journey through Asia, we have not tethered ourselves to
the tried-and-tested but to our inner curiosities about life itself. How does
behaviour evolve and change through the prisms of culture, tradition or
locality? What diversity and commonality binds us together as Asians?
In this 20th anniversary issue of ASIAN Geographic, we’ve tunnelled
through the world we’ve explored in the pages of our issues past and
revisited the deepest and most memorable experiences we’ve been
privileged to witness. Riding the crest of Asia’s resurgence, we’ve also taken
a deep dive into the economic developmental plans of China and India
as these two mighty Asian powers navigate the politics of transnational
infrastructure development and investment initiatives.
These are challenging and exciting times ahead for Asia. As we mark
a milestone in our journey thus far, our thoughts may linger briefly on
the beautiful places and people who have shaped and helped us, but we
continue to look forward to the horizon and to the stars, for it is only
through reaching beyond our grasp that we can find something valuable
to hold onto.
Terence Koh
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