{"id":115,"date":"2025-07-05T00:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T00:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/typingtomyself.ericisinschool.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2025-07-16T00:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T00:45:41","slug":"1-fortune-cookies-from-the-lion-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/typingtomyself.ericisinschool.com\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"Fortune Cookies from &#8220;The Lion King&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was thinking today about how fortune cookies usually have little messages about your future or perhaps words of good luck, but sometimes a line from a movie feels like a fortune too. Or a warning for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If I ever opened a fortune cookie that said \u201cRemember who you are,\u201d it would feel like <a href=\"https:\/\/disney.fandom.com\/wiki\/Mufasa\">Mufasa<\/a> was talking directly to me. In <em>The Lion King<\/em>, this line isn\u2019t just a casual phrase. Simba is lost and scared. He\u2019s been running away for so long that he doesn\u2019t even think he can go back home. Then Rafiki shows him his reflection in the water. Simba thinks he&#8217;s just looking at a reflection of himself. Rafiki denies this and tells him to look harder. That\u2019s when Mufasa appears in the sky and says, <em>\u201cYou have forgotten who you are, and so forgotten me\u2026 Remember who you are. You are my son and the one true king.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/203048287@N03\/54633765773\/in\/album-72177720327329317\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633765773_a1c82ccec0.jpg\" alt=\"rememberWhoYouAre\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Added the quote &#8220;Remember who you are&#8221; using Paint.NET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"lion king - remember who you are (HD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O7fXfCZ4sB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snippet from <em>The Lion KIng<\/em> (2:42 for the quote)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If someone got that fortune in real life, I think it would feel different depending on what they\u2019re going through. For Simba, it was a reminder that he still had worth and responsibility even though he had messed up before. For me, it would feel like a quiet push to stop wasting my time and go back to what I was meant to do.  Mufasa\u2019s words remind me that no matter how much I try to hide, the truth of who I am will always be there waiting for me to accept it again. It\u2019s not a dramatic \u201cyou can do it!\u201d sort of fortune, but rather a softer one that says, \u201cYou were always enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fortune cookie could say <em>\u201cLong live the king.\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/disney.fandom.com\/wiki\/Scar\">Scar<\/a>, the main antagonist from <em>The Lion King,<\/em> said this right before he let Mufasa fall into the stampede. If someone opened a cookie with that inside, it would probably feel unsettling at first. In the movie, Scar pretends to save Mufasa but then says <em>\u201cLong live the king\u201d<\/em> and throws him off to his demise. That line sounds respectful, but it\u2019s actually filled with betrayal and greed. Scar wanted power so badly he was willing to kill his own brother for it. If I got this fortune, I think I\u2019d see it as a warning about blind ambition and jealousy. It reminds me that not every person is genuine, and not every compliment is real. Scar\u2019s words were just as sharp as his claws that very day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/203048287@N03\/54633843230\/in\/album-72177720327329317\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633843230_4fc5e98ec9.jpg\" alt=\"longLiveTheKing\" width=\"500\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Added the quote &#8220;Long live the king&#8221; using Paint.NET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE LION KING (1994) Scene: &quot;Long live the King&quot;\/Mufasa&#039;s Death.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yw0DXswF5MI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snippet from <em>The Lion King<\/em> (1:20 for the quote)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I drew this scene on lined notebook paper. It\u2019s Mufasa clawing into the edge of the cliff, trying to pull himself up while the wildebeest stampede rages below. He&#8217;s desperate, but also full of this tired strength that refuses to give up. Looking at my drawing now, it feels less like a movie scene and more like a memory of what it means to care about someone, your pack, so much it scares you to not let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/203048287@N03\/54635050457\/in\/album-72177720327329317\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54635050457_d48c8ee55f.jpg\" alt=\"lionSketch\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Go, Mufasa! Go!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If I opened these two fortunes back to back, I think I\u2019d sit there quietly and just think about them. Mufasa\u2019s fortune would feel grounding, reminding me to go back to who I really am inside when I feel lost. Scar\u2019s would feel like a cold lesson about how dangerous it is to let jealousy and hate control you. When I think about it, both lines tell the whole story of <em>The Lion King<\/em> in just a few words. One is about staying true to yourself and your responsibilities and the other is about what happens when you let darkness take over your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assignments.ds106.us\/assignments\/movie-fortunes\/\">Movie Fortunes \u2013 Assignment Bank<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was thinking today about how fortune cookies usually have little messages about your future or perhaps words of good luck, but sometimes a line from a movie feels like a fortune too. Or a warning for the future. 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