Stay Young, Stay Spontaneous

By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

September 2016 EDITORIAL
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Much of youth is definitely wasted on the young, and this is because the young as a rule are not aware enough of what it means to be old.They are not burdened by the sense of mortality that growing old brings. And that is also why they do not seem to be able to make the most of their youthful abilities – at least, not until it starts getting a little too late.Given how speedy changes in lifestyle, culture and...

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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.

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