No doubt it is way less stressful... going from "I'm going to need to have an accident so my family can live off my life insurance" to "I need to see a doctor about all this ulcer". But you'd still rather not have the ulcer.
If people don't have stress in their lives, they'll invent it.
For example, my dad survived 32 missions over Germany. His group had 80% casualties. He had resigned himself to inevitable death. When he arrived home, he was amused by the trivial things people were stressed about. After all, they would survive to the next morning.
Thereafter, whenever he felt down, he'd think about what a golden opportunity he had to live, that his buddies did not have.
This morning, it was rainy and gloomy. In the afternoon, the sun came out and lit up the wet trees. It was spectacular. What a fine day to be alive.
