THE LION KING [1994]

The Circle of Life

[Mufasa]: Look, Simba. Everything the light touches is our kingdom. 

[Young Simba]: Wow. 

[Mufasa]: A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. 

One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king. 

[Young Simba]: And this'll all be mine? 

[Mufasa]: Everything. 

[Young Simba]: Everything the light touches... 

[Young Simba]: Dad? 

[Mufasa]: Hmm?

[Young Simba]: We're pals, right?

[Mufasa]: Right.

[Young Simba]: And we'll always be together, right? 

[Mufasa]: Simba, let me tell you something my father told me. 

Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.

[Young Simba]: Really? 

[Mufasa]: Yes. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I. 

[Adult Simba]: I know what I have to do. 

But going back will mean facing my past. I've been running from it for so long. 

*Rafiki hits Simba on the head with his stick* 

Ow! Jeez, what was that for? 

[Rafiki]: It doesn't matter. It's in the past.

[Adult Simba]: Yeah, but it still hurts. 

[Rafiki]: Oh yes, the past can hurt. 

But the from way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it. 

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