Woman captures altruist smiles

The "59 smiles" captured on a smartphone by an aged woman in Wuhan, Hubei province, in about six months tell a big social story. The smiles captured by the woman are of the 59 people who offered her seats on buses. Everybody can be an ideal citizen, because in many cases a friendly smile is all that is needed to build a better world, says an article on youth.cn. Excerpts:

The 69-year-old Wuhan resident has taken photographs of the people who offered their seats to her on buses. The 59 photographs are good memories for her. Some of the smiles are shy, some friendly, while others are like sunshine.

The elderly woman is not good at taking photographs with her smartphone, because some of them are of poor quality, but despite that the series of photographs has become an instant hit on the Internet.

The old woman took the photographs to preserve the good memories. The smiles she has captured reflect people's care and love for fellow citizens, which is becoming a rare valuable quality in today's society.

Offering one's seat to elderly people or the physically challenged has become a hot topic of discussion. There have been many cases of quarrels between young and aged people over seats on public vehicles in recent times. The photographs taken by the aged woman show the bright side of society, encouraging more young people to help their seniors. This is the positive energy that today's society is desperately in need of.