Al Nixon began each day from a bench with a spectacular view of the Tampa Bay, Florida. One day, a woman stopped. "Seeing you here, I know that everything is going to be 1. "That was when Nixon knew-he needed to2 the people walking by, letting them know that men 3to each other.
Instead of staring straight at the waterfront, Nixon started4at people and striking up conversations. "I wanted them to walk away knowing they didn't have to feel 5. "Nixon, 59, said. His being present and his 6 to listen have led some to nickname him the Sunshine Mayor (市长).
"Nixon is this calm, constant 7, "said Dee Glowa, who is in her late50s. "He listens without 8and without any kind of return expected. "While most people 9wave or stop to make small talk, others are anxious to step into his"10"and spend a few minutes with someone who will listen.
No matter what problem a person wanes to 11, Nixon lends an car. "You have to have an open heart and an open head. "he said. "No topic is off 12, but some people sin down and don't want to 13 all. "
Once a woman14and they stared at the water for am hour, then she said thank you and walked away. She just wanted a moment of 15 and to know she wasn't alone. And in that moment, in that hour, on that morning, she truly wasn't."
