Meaning of life quote from Maria (São Paulo)

"destruction"

Maria, age 46

São Paulo, Brazil

March 4, 2020

This perspective on the meaning of life comes from Maria, 46 years old, based in São Paulo, Brazil. Their one-sentence answer adds to a growing global atlas of perspectives on what makes life meaningful.

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