Meaning of life quote from John (Osaka)

"finding my forever home"

John, age 44

Osaka, Japan

April 30, 2016

This perspective on the meaning of life comes from John, 44 years old, based in Osaka, Japan. Their one-sentence answer adds to a growing global atlas of perspectives on what makes life meaningful.

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