I told them that bad people use to die young in the society too, because death didn't recognize good person or bad person on earth, but if the death is coming, it is better to meet you in a good character because people around you will going to talk about your good on earth and you will surely get rewards from heaven too. What is your options on this topic.
From childhood I have also been hearing that good people don't last that they always die before old age but I think that it is a wrong perception because I have seen a lot of good people that are very old. I think that why people feel this way is when a person that is known to have good character dies young, people will become very sympathetic and say that God took the person early so that his or her character will not be corrupted. Some people also believes that wicked people don't like good people and they will plot their downfall or death, so that their evil deeds will not be exposed by the righteous person. I know that death is no respecter of anybody so both the good and bad can die young or old, plots to kill an innocent person can fail and law of karma can visit the wicked early in life. We need to live healthy lifestyles and avoid troubles so that we can last long to reach old age.