Meaning of life quote from Agus (Jakarta)

"The meaning of life is to find joy in being, to recognize that existence itself, properly attended to, is miraculous...."

Agus, age 30

Jakarta, Indonesia

June 8, 2016

This perspective on the meaning of life comes from Agus, 30 years old, based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Their one-sentence answer adds to a growing global atlas of perspectives on what makes life meaningful.

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