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从前“全美最华蜜的人”是否照旧华蜜In2010,TheNewYorkTimesaskedGalluptodub"TheHappiestManInAmerica"basedonitsannualGallup-HealthwaysWell-BeingIndex.Theanswer,astheTimesreportedatthetime:“atall,Asian-American,observantJewwhoisatleast65andmarried,haschildren,livesinHawaii,runshisownbusinessandhasahouseholdincomeofmorethan$120,000ayear,”specifically,AlvinWong.2010年《纽约时报》请盖洛普为基于年度盖洛普华蜜指数评出的“全美最华蜜的人”颁奖。当时《纽约时报》是这么描述的“一位高大的亚裔美国人，有孩子，已婚，至少65岁的典型犹太教徒，住在夏威夷，有自己的事业，家庭年收入超过12万美元。”他就是阿尔文·王。Today,judgingby2013'swell-beingresults,Hawaiiisstilloneofthecountry'shappieststates,butitrecentlydroppedfromthetopspot(downtoeighth)forthefirsttimeinfouryears.现在，依据2013年的华蜜结果，夏威夷照旧是这个国家最华蜜的城市之一，但是最近它没能保住榜首之位（掉到了第八位）。这可是四年来的首次。GivenHawaii'srecentslip,wewonderedifAmerica'sHappiestMan--now72yearsoldandworkingforahomecareagencyaidingseniorsinhiscommunity--isstilljustashappy.Afterall,fouryearsago,Wongwaslaunchedintothepubliceyeandforcedtocontemplatewhyhissimple,happylifewassuchananomaly.鉴于近期夏威夷地位的下滑，我们想知道全美最华蜜的人——现年72岁却任然服务于一家为社区的老人们供应服务的机构的人——是否照旧华蜜。4年前，王进入了公众的视线，人们也起先思索为什么他的简洁并且华蜜生活是如此的别出心裁。Wongdidn'tthinkmuchabouthishappinessbeforebeingdubbedsomethingofanexpertonthetopic."Everybodywouldaskmethesamequestion,"hetellsTheHuffingtonPost."Whatisthesecrettoyourhappiness?Andatfirstitwasamusing,butapartofthisisreallysad.Peoplefromallovertheworldcalled.'GivemethesecretsothattonightI’mgoingtobeveryhappyfortherestofmylife.'Itstruckme,first,asfunny,butthenassad."在被称为这方面的专家之前王没怎么思索过他的华蜜之源。“每个人都问我同样的问题，”他告知《赫芬顿邮报》。“华蜜的秘诀是什么？起初这些问题让我觉得很好笑，但是现在觉得这真的是一种悲伤。全世界的人都在呼吁‘告知我华蜜的秘诀，这样我就可以华蜜的度过余生。’这让我很受触动，心情也由好笑变成了难受。”The5-foot-10Wonglived,ashestilldoes,inastuccoedhouseintheuniversityneighborhoodofManoawithhiswife,Trudy,anddog,SamuelSprocket.Histwochildrenareintheir30s;hissonlivesinWashington,D.C.,andhisdaughterlivesinHonolulu.身高5'10"英尺（178cm）的王和妻子特鲁迪、小狗萨缪尔·斯伯克特照旧住在马诺阿高校旁边的一间灰泥墙房子里。他的两个孩子都30多岁了，儿子住在华盛顿，女儿住在火奴鲁鲁。Afterbeinggiventhelabelofthecountry'shappiestman,Wongsayshefeltacertainresponsibilitytobemoreintrospectiveabouthishappinessandgoodfortune.Heconsidersthetitlebothanhonorandaduty,andhaspursuedasecondcareerinmotivationalspeaking.在被贴上全美最华蜜的人的标签后，王说他有一种责任感，这种责任感让他对华蜜和好运有了更深化的思索。他认为这个头衔既是始终荣誉，也代表了一种责任。因此他投身励志演讲作为其次职业。"Peoplearelookingforaquickfix,"Wongsaysofhismanyquestioners."Butitdoesn'thappenlikethat.Likemarriageoranythingelse,you'vegottoworkatit."“人们都在找寻一种快速疗法，”王回答提问者们时说道，“但是这是不行能的，就像婚姻或者其他的事情，你须要专心经营。”Wongsaysthemantrathatkepthimhappybeforethefamestillworksforhimtoday."SincebeingnamedthehappiestmaninAmerica,I'vedonealotofreadingandresearchonthisstuff,"hesays."Ilearnedaboutmyself...AndIthink,formyownsake,I'vecometotermswithwhatisthesecrettomyhappiness.It'sattitude."王说以前让他华蜜的咒语现在照旧有效，“从被称为全美最华蜜的人后我做了许多这方面的阅读和探讨，”他说，“我在了解我自己……我想对我自己来说，让我华蜜的隐私就是看法。”Wong--inthewayonlyahappy,self-assuredpersoncan--boilsitdowntobasics.Rememberingaconventionforpeoplewithdisabilities,Wongnotesthattheaudience,nottheinvitedspeaker,wasmostinspiring."They'vecometorealize,"hesaidaboutthepeoplehemet,"'IfIdon'thaveapositiveattitude,thenI'mgoingtohaveaveryrottenlife.'It'seitherarottenlife,ortrytocreateapositiveattitude.Sotheyworkatit."欢乐、自信的王以他特有的方式发觉了华蜜的本质。在一场为残疾人召开的大会上，王留意到最令人启发的并非受邀演讲嘉宾，而是那些听众。他这样描述那些听众——“他们渐渐意识到，'假如我没有主动的生活看法，我的生活就会堕落'。要么过一种堕落的生活，要么尝试主动的看法。所以他们起先变更。”Workingtomaintainapositiveattitude,Wongsays,isthefoundationforhappiness,especiallyhis.Afterthat,henotesthatbalanceandprioritizingarenecessarybuildingblocks.王认为主动的生活看法是华蜜的基础，对他来说尤为如此。他还留意到，内心的平衡与分清轻重缓急是打造华蜜基础的必要基石。"Ifyouhaveafamily,yourfamilyhastocomebeforeanythingelse,"henotes.Nomatterhowmanyjobsorhowmenialthelabor,Wongstressesthatapproachingworkwithapositiveattitudewillmakeallthedifference."Itshouldbethemostimportantjobtoyou.It'simportantbecauseyouareworkingtosupportyourfamily.It'simportantbecauseyou'rekeepingyourselfbusyinsteadofjustwallowingaround,saying'woeisme.'"Working,henotes,canandshouldbetherapeutic.“假如你有家庭，家庭必需重于一切”。无论你的工作有多忙，无论你的工作有多平凡，当你以主动地看法工作时，一切都将不同。保持主动的看法才是最重要的工作。“你要赚钱养家，你要保持劳碌避开无所事事还成天埋怨‘我是个杯具’。”工作是一件有利与身心的事情。Wongcertainlydoesn'tshowanysignsofslowingdown.Inadditiontohismotivationalspeaking,hemaintainsanherbgardenandlovestocookAsiancuisineandbarbecuefortheneighboringuniversitystudents(butsayshiswifedoesitbetter).当然，王没有表现出任何懈怠。除了励志演讲，他还建了个香草园，而且热衷于为邻近的高校生做亚洲菜和烤肉（据说他的妻子厨艺更好）。Hesaysclaritycomesthemomentyourealizethatit'sOKtonotbethesmartestoreventhehappiestpersonintheworld,andwhenyoulearntoacceptyourmistakes.他说