Almost eight years ago, Nixon decided to begin each day from a bench (长椅) with a wonderful view of the St. Peters burg Beach, Florida.

“I call it’life rising’ because watching a sunrise makes me feel centered before starting my day,” said Nixon.

A year later, a man stopped to say hello. “He said,’You know, every morning when I see you sitting here, I know everything will be OK,’”Nixon recalled. “That’s when I knew: I needed to pay attention to the people walking past. I needed to make eye contact (接触) and let people know that we mattered to each other.”

Nixon tried smiling at people and said hello. And pretty soon, more than a few early risers began joining him on the bench, asking him for advice about relationships, jobs, and personal problems.

“I was happy to listen,” Nixon said. “I wanted them to walk away knowing they didn’t have to feel alone.” So, every morning, Nixon drives seven miles to the beach, where he’ll stay for two hours.

“Nixon is always there,”said Jeff Franzen, who met Nixon while taking a walk along the beach five years ago. “The special gift is that he listens to everyone. ”

“It’s more than that,” said Dee Glowa, who is in her late 50s. She met Nixon three years ago. “He listens without any kind of return expected.”

No matter what problem a person wants to air, Nixon lends an ear. “You have to have an open heart and an open head, because you never know who’s going to walk up and what they might need,” Nixon said. “Every person who stops by the bench is worth some attention ”

How do animals communicate? In movies, animals may talk in language that is clear to humans. But this is not how animals in nature communicate, of course. In fact, there are actually many things animals do to communicate with each other—and it is usually not the same for different kinds of animals.

The first and most common way that animals communicate is by using sound. For example, certain monkeys will give loud alarm calls. If the monkey sees a snake, it will give an alarm call for all the other monkeys to climb into the trees. If the monkey sees an eagle, then the alarm call will tell other monkeys to get close to the ground. Another example of an animal that uses sound to communicate is the dolphin. Each dolphin has a special whistle (哨声). This is similar to calling someone by his or her name.

A second way animals communicate is through nonverbal (非语言的) ways. For example,those with a pet dog will easily know how a dog happily moves its tail. A cat that is scared or feels that it is in danger will stand with its back high. Bees also use a type of nonverbal communication. They will dance to tell other bees where and how far food is.

Another kind of animal communication is touch. For example, elephants and giraffes will wrap (缠绕) the noses or necks together if they like each other. Horses touch their noses together as a sign that they are comfortable with another horse. Some monkeys will touch their hands together to say“hello”.

People, much like animals, also use more than words to communicate with each other. How do you think people use sounds, nonverbal signals, and touch to communicate with each other?

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