Michael Shaw
The Secret to a Long Life
It was once believed that good natured people lived short lives. Perhaps because of its similarity to the life of Christ; the belief in short lived 'starry' lives was compounded further in earlier times, when childhood and infant death were common.
Infectious diseases were rife, and whether you were good natured or not, death often struck rapidly and without warning - there was no way to know whether personality and health were related...