Meaning of life quote from Valentina (Buenos Aires)

"己所不欲，勿施于人。(Don't do to others what you don't want done to yourself.)"

Valentina, age 47

Buenos Aires, Argentina

October 17, 2016

This perspective on the meaning of life comes from Valentina, 47 years old, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their one-sentence answer adds to a growing global atlas of perspectives on what makes life meaningful.

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