Meaning of life quote from Ash (Lisbon)

"finishing what i start"

Ash, age 23

Lisbon, Portugal

November 27, 2018

This perspective on the meaning of life comes from Ash, 23 years old, based in Lisbon, Portugal. Their one-sentence answer adds to a growing global atlas of perspectives on what makes life meaningful.

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