Babies

Photo from the new movie Babies. To tell you the truth, this brought tears to my eyes. The joy and trust and mirth, the light in her eyes. No translation necessary.

"Ponijao, in Africa, crawls about surrounded by a group of women, and her play mimics their daily tasks of grinding meal and preparing food."
"…Mr. Balmès and his crew set out, about three years ago, to probe a network of mysterious creatures who speak a common idiom barely comprehensible to the rest of us.…They grow, they learn, and they remind the rest of us of the astonishing power that is our common birthright. We are cast into the world as a bundle of reflexes, unable to focus our eyes, control our limbs or influence our environment in any way. Twelve months later we can walk, kiss, utter basic words and comprehend complicated utterances.…"
http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/movies/07babies.html?hpw