A minute passed again. In order to feel less alone in the war against the mocking clock, two girls complained deep into the night, their unity making them feel more guarded against deadlines. One returned from dance, the other returned from soccer. The prospect of writing an essay, completing some notes, and solving math problems until two in the morning did not appeal to them. They needed a better weapon against the workload and stress. They needed two simple words. They needed Hakuna Matata. My friend Maya and I began using “Hakuna Matata” as a verb freshman year; the year that tested our self-esteem and patience. We dislike cursing (with exceptions, of course) so we created a kid-friendly version of the term “BS”-ing. However, in certain situations - Thanks to the beautiful and Not-At-All-Confusing-Or-Stressful program called International Baccalaureate - Bull-crapping produces grades so low that they could win a game of limbo. Moreover, not bull-crapping in those situations forces students to…show more content… If a writer ever needs to write a character who personifies bad luck but has no clue how, (s)he should set up a meeting with me; my lack of common sense and my general personality constantly leads me to clean up all sorts of problems. One time last year, I drew a fake mustache with a random marker I found in my Biology classroom and it ended up permeant. As a result, I Hakuna Matata’d a solution and found a disinfecting wipe. Because of my brilliant move (a word of advice: disinfecting wipes should never come in contact with a human face), my face ended up redder than Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’s nose and it burnt the entire day. In a conflict, the definition of Hakuna Matata changes slightly to mean a spontaneous (and sometimes reckless) solution. People who randomly bake cupcakes for their friends when they feel down or give people compliments in the hallway use conflict-solving Hakuna
