The documentary made by giving the perspective of 4 different babies for 4 very different place. Namibia, Mongolia, San Fransisco, and Tokyo. When I saw Oprah making a big fuss about it, I was intrigue, because sometimes Oprah makes a big fuss about a book or a movie or a musical, not because it's really good but because she likes it. Well, i can't blame her, i do the same, when i like something i would also run around telling who ever willing to listen about how wonderful my finding is, whether is a book, movie, or even just a simple snack from the street side.
Anyway, back to Babies. This documentary was release exactly the time my tummy is getting bigger, so it couldn't come in better timing. It gives me a deeper understanding about human nature, motherhood and baby development to be exact.
Motherhood......no matter where you are, what culture you are raise in, basically motherhood is same all over the world. It's all about whats best for your baby. From getting the best care to protecting them from any danger.
Now lets talk about the babies, something that I've noticed from the documentary. That, they have no preconceive notion what is right or wrong, danger or safe, clean or dirty. The Namibian baby, for example, since he saw his mother and other women around him walk around topless, so for him that's natural, also for him crawling around on dirt is what the common thing to do. Or the Mongolian baby, for him playing with live stocks such as goats and cows is just the norm, also for him not seeing anybody beside his brother, mother and father, for long period of time is also normal. But for the Tokyo baby, for her, the sound of hustling and bustling of a big cosmopolitan city is not unusual. And for the US baby, seeing mommy and daddy taking her to meet new people is a daily routine.
You might say that the Namibian baby is the most uncivilized and the Mongolian baby is barbarian. But who are we to judge, if you look closely those two babies seem as happy and adjusted as the other babies who live in the big cities.
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