Smile, You Are Beautiful

This Moment: I was riding the Red Line in Boston with my sons, heading to Fenway Park, and this caught my eye. Somebody had vandalized an ad, and you can figure out what they were telling the reader, the world, or whoever, to go and do. Then at some point another person took the time to cover it with a post-it. A small gesture that made the train ride more pleasant.

A few stops later, an older woman stepped onto what was a fairly crowded train. She was slight of build, and had a gauze patch over one eye. She looked quite solemn. Almost immediately, a young guy offered to give up his seat. She declined, and then broke out into this beaming smile - seemingly a reaction to his gesture. As the train filled in with other people, I could still see her standing there, quite beautiful indeed.

Footnote: I checked out the .com address, and it seems like a mix of actual grassroots activity (women leaving anonymous, positive messages in public spaces for other women) and viral marketing (you can buy an "official" t-shirt, which seems a bit odd for something that presents itself as DIY).