Babel

Ringkasan plot cerita Babel daripada laman web IMBD yang baru selesai aku tonton:

"4 interlocking stories all connected by a single gun all converge at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of humanity around the world and how we truly aren't all that different. In Morocco, a troubled married couple are on vacation trying to work out their differences. Meanwhile, a Moroccan herder buys a rifle for his sons so they can keep the jackals away from his herd. A girl in Japan dealing with rejection, the death of her mother, the emotional distance of her father, her own self-consciousness, and a disability among many other issues, deals with modern life in the enormous metropolis of Tokyo, Japan that is literally the size of the state of California. Then, on the opposite side of the world the married couple's Mexican nanny takes the couple's 2 children with her to her son's wedding in Mexico, only to come into trouble on the return trip. Combined, it provides a powerful story and an equally powerful looking glass into the lives of seemingly random people around the world and it shows just how connected we really are."

Apabila sudah sahaja cerita Babel, aku terpaku sebentar. Betapa berbezanya kehidupan manusia dari pelbagai pelusuk dunia. Betapa hebatnya ciptaan Tuhan yang menjadikan kita berbangsa-bangsa dan berbagai kaum supaya kita dapat belajar dan berkenal-kenalan. Betapa persepsi manusia mampu membuatkan sesuatu perkara menjadi berbeza. Betapa kesusahan hidup bukan bermakna kepayahan membantu dan kesenangan hidup belum bermakna kemudahan untuk memberi setitis bantuan. Betapa pengertian belas kasihan, kasih sayang dan cinta tetap sama walaupun dalam keadaan dan situasi yang berbeza. Adakah itu sesuatu yang kita anggap kelebihan atau kekurangan? Adakah itu sesuatu yang kita kagumi atau kita benci?

Pada aku, semua terpulang pada persepsi kita. Yang penting, adakah kaca mata kita yang melihat itu suci atau berdebu?