It is known to all that women live longer than men generally, because men are under much pressure than women, but a research found that character also had influence on life span. There were over 200 people who were older than 100 took the experiment and the result showed that people who were outgoing lived longer.

众所周知，女性通常比男性长寿，因为男人比女人压力更大，但研究发现，性格也影响寿命。超过100岁的200个人参与了实验，结果表明，外向的人寿命更长。

The conclusion of the experiment helpes people to cultivate the good character. The one who is sympathetic and more likely to cooperate with others have lived longer. It is easy to understand the reason. He likes to share happiness and sorrow with his friends. When he is in trouble, many friends will come to help him. So he live with less pressure.

实验结果帮助人们去培养良好的性格。因为富有同情心以及喜欢分享的人的寿命更长。原因很容易理解，喜欢和朋友分享快乐与悲伤的人，当他陷入困境时，会得到许多朋友的帮助。所以生活压力也就小很多。

So in the family, as parents’ behaviors have great influence on their children, they will decide what character their children will have. The parents who are open-minded and optimistic will lead the kids to a bright future and live happily and longer.

所以在一个家庭中，父母的行为对孩子有很大的影响，他们的行为将会决定孩子的性格。父母开明，乐观的心态会使孩子们有一个美好的未来，生活也会更幸福。

Character can’t decide people’s fate, but we can learn to make some changes and to be a better person. A healthy man means both physically and mentally healthy.

性格不能决定人的命运，但我们可以通过做出一些改变来成为一个更好的人。健康的人意味着身心健康。