Babies!

I just watched this really awesome documentary depicting the lives of four vastly different babies from extremely different backgrounds.
Being the wannabe mum I am, I was squealing through most of it because the babies are just so very cute!

The documentary shows the kids'lives from birth to their first steps and so shows not only the differences that we as human beings have, but our similarities too. It was a little exciting for me to hear each of the babies say "mama" or learn to stand on unsteady feet and then fall again....

There is something undeniably heart-warming about babies. Sure they require work and dedication and 24 hour love and attention, but there seems to be so much more joy in motherhood and knowing that this tiny little person is all mine and I will help them make something of themselves.

It was amazing that though these kids are all in so very different environments with extremely (almost) varying cultures, they still went through the exact same stages at around the same time. They all began to crawl, to speak, to eat solids and even to stand at around the same time. Amazing, isn't it, how we're wired just right to suit our purpose in life.

No matter where we are, where we come from, who our families are or what our society looks like, all mothers (who do love their kids) love their children with the same kind of love and are fully devoted to the cause of motherhood. We all took that first step and now the marathons we run, the essays (or blogs) we write, the messages we send, the conversations we share and the knowledge we hold dear, we take more or less for granted.

Even more so are the people around us. We are separated by such trivial things as country boundaries or continental location or skin or hair colour. Beyond that, beyond the cultures, the societal norms, the physical features, the geographical boundaries and so on, we are all simply just human and we should appreciate each and every one of us for that fact. It's the differences that make us such a wonderful world, no?

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all see the world as babies do? They are so innocent and sweet. If they meet another baby, they don't care if it is black or white, male or female, comes from a rich or poor family. They just found a playmate! Wouldn't that be so epic?

For me, this documentary has just made me appreciate my parents all the more for raising me and I am actually looking forward to having a little one of my own one day *wistful sigh*

Bunny Out (:3