Meaning of life quote from Nomsa (Cape Town)

"The meaning of existence is self-actualization - the full realization of our potential, whatever form that takes.."

Nomsa, age 31

Cape Town, South Africa

December 12, 2018

This perspective on the meaning of life comes from Nomsa, 31 years old, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Their one-sentence answer adds to a growing global atlas of perspectives on what makes life meaningful.

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