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Old 09-04-2012, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Villages PL View Post
According to "The Longevity Project", a study that started in 1922 and kept going until recently, optimism and/or happiness is not the secret to good health and longevity. Not that happiness isn't important, but happy cheerful children were more likely to live shorter lives than those who were more serious or "sober".

You can find out more by reading the book, "The Longevity Project". Chapter 4: "Happiness and Health? A Cheery Conundrum"
Villages PL: My first thought was you were attempting to "fun us" but that is in another forum. Serious "sober", huh? Okay! All I can think to respond is what my favorite President once said "Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln Abe always had that serious and sober look but his life was short even for his time.