Mystery 'Good Samaritan' praised for leaving 'Take a Smile' notes at Leith bus stop

A ‘Good Samaritan’ has stuck smiley face stickers on a Leith bus stop along with a note saying ‘Take a Smile’, bringing a little joy to others amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Mystery 'Good Samaritan' praised for leaving 'Take a Smile' notes at local bus stopMystery 'Good Samaritan' praised for leaving 'Take a Smile' notes at local bus stop
Mystery 'Good Samaritan' praised for leaving 'Take a Smile' notes at local bus stop

A Leith resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, said it made her day when her five-year-old son spotted the smiley faces at a bus stop on Leith Walk.

She said: “It was such a beautiful idea, I'd never seen anything like that before, it was really creative.

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“My son was really happy, he took one of the smiley faces home.”

Mystery 'Good Samaritan' praised for leaving 'Take a Smile' notes at local bus stopMystery 'Good Samaritan' praised for leaving 'Take a Smile' notes at local bus stop
Mystery 'Good Samaritan' praised for leaving 'Take a Smile' notes at local bus stop

Having lost her job in retail at the start of the pandemic, this Leith mum is now home-schooling her little boy and understands how challenging these circumstances are for so many people, and how valuable little gestures such as this can be.

She continued: “With the lockdown and the pandemic it can be so hard to get by, so when you’re out and about and you see something like this, just a little touch that shows someone cares, it really can make your day and put a smile on your face.

“I know there were rainbows in the windows for the NHS, but this was a really lovely little idea for the people who are still having to travel.”

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She added her thanks to the mystery “Good Samaritan” in her community by saying: "It was such a thoughtful, lovely thing to do.

"I’d really like to thank the person for taking the time to do it, hopefully the smiley faces will have cheered a lot of people up who might have been feeling a little bit down in the current circumstances.”

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