Meaning of life quote from Carmen (Barcelona)

"Advancing clean energy storage"

Carmen, age 44

Barcelona, Spain

October 31, 2021

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

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