Twenty-five years ago, what impressed me the most was the hakunamatata by Timon and Peng Peng. I revisited it 25 years later. I think this film has taught me a lot. The truth is that it is easier said than done, and listed as follows:
1. When life beats you, you can turn away, but it's not the solution
When Simba met Timon and Pumbaa, Timon said that if life is not good for you, you can turn around and walk away. Elder Monkey told him that walking away was not the solution. Because you are the Lion King and you are Mufasa.
2. We all have to find our own position , or the factory setting. The one who should become the Lion King will become the Lion King, and the one who should become Timon and Pumbaa will become Timon and Pumbaa, and it should be the king's younger brother. Don't even think about being that king, don't even think about it.
Simba finally succeeded in overthrowing Scar's rule, in fact, he found his place in the phrase "take the place in your circle of life" in the trailer. In fact, in the whole film, not only Simba, but the little bird who loves to spread the word, Nana, Timon and Pumbaa, and Elder Monkey, they all know their position. Only the scar is not there.
But finding your place, it's not easy. Just like Timon and Pumbaa laughing at Simba for thinking that the stars in the sky are dead kings, friends don't necessarily understand your growth settings, and no one has to understand you. Wow. You also have to rely on yourself, rely on the wise (such as the monkey elders)
3. The lesson Mufasa taught Simba is that you are a king, and you must not only have ambition and courage, but also take responsibility. You put Nana in danger. To be a king is not only about possession, but also about giving.
4. Peng Peng first said that life is a straight line, from one end to the other. You become yourself and don't care what others think. But then Timon said that Pumba was wrong, Pumba said, um, yes, maybe life is a straight line, but the straight line will also turn a corner. I think this bend is because people live by interdependence . Don't give up yourself for other people's opinions and ideas, so you will be as miserable as Pumba when you were a child; you can't just be greedy and selfish like a scar for yourself.
5. Teach the child never to tell him not to do anything. Because the child's first reaction is why he can't do it, he wants to do it. Just like Simba was told not to go to the Elephant Valley, he finally went. It is not entirely because of Scar that lured him, it was obviously because of the seeds that Mufasa planted in Simba's heart to go. He should be told what the dangers are there, what the consequences will be, what preparations to make and what possible consequences to face.
6. What is the real birth and accession
I really like the Japanese version of the trailer, the first 90% is the tense Prince's Revenge, and the last 10% is the musical ending of Pumbaa and Timon's happy life. At first glance, the two may be separate. Simba living in the land built by his father is entering the WTO, and escaping into the world of Timon and Pumba Hakunamatata is birth, but it is not.
At the end of the film, it is Simba who really did his entry into the world with the heart of being born. He no longer has the shame of indirectly/directly killing his father, no escape, but stood on the other side of time to see the circle of life, found his place and became a king. At this time, with love for the kingdom, his wife, children, and friends, he had a lot of responsibilities, but he could always have hakunamatata in his heart.
To say that I personally feel that the whole film is not enough, it is the time when Simba wakes up. Elder Monkey took Simba to see himself in the pool. Simba only regained his fighting spirit, but did not eliminate the weakness that he mistakenly thought he had killed his father. So when Scar pointedly pointed this out, Simba was frightened and almost fell off a big rock. Actually, what if Scar hadn't pushed Mufasa off then? What if Mufasa was being trampled to death by the cattle of the Great Migration when he was saving Simba? How does Simba get out of such a shadow by himself? Movies don't tell us the answer.
There is a saying that when we look back on our life, it is a piece of chicken feathers. I want to say that chicken feathers are definitely there, but there must be birdsong and flowers, and the two have always existed at the same time. We cannot pursue a perfect life as if we had never suffered anything. Peng Peng's optimism comes from his childhood ridicule and contempt, while Simba's success comes from his own setbacks and hardships, the help of his friends, the advice of wise men, and his own enlightenment.
Suffering is also Bodhi. I hope that every time we suffer, we can meditate on hakunamatata and be infused with strength .
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