昔日“全美最幸福的人”是否依旧幸福？
<p><span word="In">In</span> 2010, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dub">dub</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Happiest">Happiest</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>" <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span>-<span word="Healthways">Healthways</span> <span word="Well">Well</span>-<span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="Index">Index</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>: “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="Asian">Asian</span>-<span word="American">American</span>, <span word="observant">observant</span> <span word="Jew">Jew</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 65 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $120,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>,” <span word="specifically">specifically</span>, <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="Wong">Wong</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2013'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="results">results</span>, <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="happiest">happiest</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> (<span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="slip">slip</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Happiest">Happiest</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> -- <span word="now">now</span> 72 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="aiding">aiding</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="community">community</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Wong">Wong</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anomaly">anomaly</span>.</p><p><span word="Wong">Wong</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>. "<span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="question">question</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Huffington">Huffington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>. "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="called">called</span>. '<span word="Give">Give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>.' <span word="It">It</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="funny">funny</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 5-<span word="foot">foot</span>-10 <span word="Wong">Wong</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stuccoed">stuccoed</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manoa">Manoa</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Trudy">Trudy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Sprocket">Sprocket</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 30<span word="s">s</span>; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Honolulu">Honolulu</span>.</p>
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