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has a favourite quote from Saville R Davis, who was, at the time of Canham's writing,
managing editor of the Monitor: “Strangers are just the friends you
haven't yet made.” He put this philosophy into effect in travelling and
reporting from “Japan, Taiwan, South Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Hong Kong,
Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, India, and Afghanistan – with a briefer look at
Pakistan and the Middle East.” All in one year. These few pages are very
insightful about the East and its diverse peoples.
I used
that quote many years ago (though I wasn't able to quote it as being from Mr. Davis so I said
“a wise man”) when I was introducing Christian Science Lecturer John Wyndham. I was introducing the audience to their “new friend.”
As I
finish the book, I wonder how often current workers for the Monitor are
required to re-read it!
Joyce Voysey
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