Older people are happier than younger people

says these people, while also saying that most people believe the opposite.

One thing I've always found is that the older I get, the better more perspective I seem to have on stuff - each occurance of a good or bad thing has a place on a scale. If something bad happens, I know that it's not the worst thing that's ever happened to me, I know that I've made it through that sort of thing or worse before, and that's terribly comforting.