My very first post on the blog, wanted to start off on a positive note. “HAKUNA MATATA- What a wonderful phrase?!” This was the very first line I ever understood while watching an English film. This being a song from Disney’s animated feature ”The Lion King”, my first movie in English, a film which even the next few generations would love to watch! I was barely 6 years old, to understand the actual lyrics of the song. But yes, I did get those few words that I mentioned. As I at least realized that the phrase ‘Hakuna Matata’ was not English!
I grew up watching this movie, as it has always been my favorite. As years pass by, I knew what the song was about and this phrase has played a pivoted role in my life. ‘Hakuna Matata’ means “No Worries” for the rest of your days. It is a Swahili phrase literally translated as, ”There are no worries”. A phrase which gives positive energy whenever I am down. The biggest disease on earth which destructs or tears us apart is the five letter word ‘‘WORRY”. This word has the power to engulf even the strongest and the wealthiest human on the planet! It is a disease. Yes it is! The most harmful than any of those dangerous (as we feel) physical ailments. It hurts you, ruins you, tears you apart, breaks you down, destroys you and even kills you! The deadliest of all, it has the tendency to multiply when given more importance. According to me, the biggest challenge one has in his/her life is to fight ‘Worry’. As the phrase goes “Those who do not know how to fight worry die young”, gives a total insight one needs to have in his/her life. No matter what we were, or what we are, ”Worry ” haunts us! There are many solutions to our problems but this very state of mind doesn’t let us find one. The essence of life is to live it! As Dale Carnegie said, “Shut the iron doors of the past and never bother about the metal curtains of the future, live in day-tight compartments”. Cherish every moment, you never know where you will be tomorrow. Be yourself, love being yourself, love what you are doing. After all, what you are today is because of what you did yesterday. Finally the panacea for the word ‘WORRY’ is the word ‘HAKUNA MATATA’. “It means no worries for the rest of your days. Its our problem-free-philosophy!
HAKUNA MATATA.” (Lyrics from an amazing Disney movie- The Lion King)
Hey! Are you worrying?? Just say “Hakuna Matata!!”
And trust me, You’ll feel great! 🙂
Thats one of my fav phrases and cartoon character!!! 🙂 ❤
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Same here! 😀
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That was a pretty good post for a start off ! 🙂
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Thank you so much for reading! 😀
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Enjoyed reading this. Now this is going to be my go-to phrase instead of ‘No Problemo!’ 😀
Thanks for the follow 😀 Look forward to more from you 🙂
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Hi.. Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂 Looking forward to read amazing posts of yours!! 😀
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Thanks so much. Really appreciate your love and encouragement. Means a lottttt! 🙂
Hope to live up to expectations. Even if I don’t, Hakuna Matata!!
Just give me a good rap me on the knuckles and I’ll be right back on the track. 🙂 😀
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Haha you bet!! 😀 I’m pretty sure you already live up to expectations! Very glad to meet you! 🙂 🙂
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Nice post! I love that movie too and I was about 6-7 when I saw it, I believe. It was a birthday gift! I love that phrase and my whole family hums it occasionally. Looking forward to more posts 😀 and Thanks for the follow
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Hello Sonali! Yes, it is a wonderful phrase. Glad that I could take you back to your memories 🙂
Thank you so much for the follow 😀 Happy reading and blogging! 🙂
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Awesome post! I love lion king and the phrase….my all time favourite! Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day!
Arcane owl
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Hi.. Yes, it’s one of the best animated features ever! 😀
Thank you so much for the follow! 🙂
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Pleasure is mine 🙂
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😄😄😄 it’s one of the fav phrases to all Kenyans.’ Kenya yetu hakuna matata’ thankyou for making me feel right at home
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Hi! Thank you for stopping by! 🙂 I’m so glad I made you feel home 😀
I googled and realized it’s a famous song by a Kenyan band, which was later re produced by Boney M. I used to love them in the early 90s. Thank you so much for the info! 😀
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Hakuna Matata wow very interesting. Thanks.
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Thanks Dilip! Glad you liked it! 🙂
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Wow you have this picture too! Fun coincidences! 😀 Great blog, keep it up 🙂
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Thank you! Quick question.. can you actually see the picture? Just asking, as according to me, I did not post it! 😀
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This post was great, I really enjoyed it, plus I love that movie! Part of my day I worry about little things and stress out fast when it really shouldn’t be like that.
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This movie is my all time favorite! So glad to know, you love it too! 🙂 That’s true, we tend to worry more than we should. But we need to come out of this worry, consciously. It’s hard and needs effort. 🙂
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It can really be hard to come out of it, but what I tend to do is simply calm down, breathe, and start seeing things a different way (the hard part is to think or know at what point we should try to calm down).
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Exactly!! But good that you are at least able to recognize you need to calm down. That indeed is half success! 🙂
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I never really thought of it that way, but it’s true! Thanks 😊.
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