* We Were Once Just Like Them *

Bismillah.

Having a baby really teaches me a lot about adult. It reminds me things we as adult sometimes tend to forget. Nothing very significant, it's just that I feel like sharing what I experienced and noticed throughout my 11 months of breathing with a baby beside me.

* Babies really need to be pampered and comforted especially when they are physically hurt. The hourly flowing tears without comfort and caress from mommy will eventually makes them grow up with no empathy towards others. Yes, a research regarding this matter has been conducted and it is proven that it is very vital for babies to not to be left crying alone for a long period of time. So what does it has to with adult? One thing I notice, everybody really needs to be pampered when they are hurt. Even if it's just a shoulder, a hug, or a look saying that "I know, I really understand your pain..." And i guess people who suffered from pain, without being comforted, their heart will eventually grow stronger. Or sometimes it becomes harder, especially if the sadness is attached with revenge and hostility.

* Babies wake up from sleep and immediately will look for the most important 'thing' for them; mommy. They will cry when mommy is nowhere to be seen. Exactly like us, I think most of us wake up from sleep and straight away will check our handphones, the most vital part of our lives nowadays. Some of us will look for our spouses, whether they are still beside us or gone somewhere. And some better people will start their day by remembering Allah first, which is to recite the du'a after waking up, perform the wudhu' and pray.

* Being loved and needed 24 hours by your baby will somehow makes you feel great. Love is indeed a sacred blessing from Allah. And as for us, we really long to feel needed, wanted, and loved especially by someone we care about.

* When we have babies, it will trigger us to present only the best for them, and always to look good in front of them. Same thing goes to adult. We always want to be the candy in the eyes of the people we love. It's a good thing isn't it? To have someone that inspired our soul to keep doing the best we could.

After all, babies are human being just like us. So the way they communicate with others is of no difference with us, except they are cuter. ;) But there's a difference between their tears and our tears. Guess what?

Babies cried out loud to seek attention and asking for comfort, meanwhile adult cried silently, though deep in their hearts, they really want someone that notices their sadness and heart that understands their devastated feelings.

Just my 2 cents.

Wallahua'lam.