Simba was overloaded with guilt from the role he felt he played in his father's death. He couldn't handle and as a result ran away from his problems and responsibilities allowing Pride Rock to be overrun by Scar and his hyenas. ... Simba says how he's scared of change and then Rafiki hits Simba in the head.

What does Rafiki say when he hits Simba on the head?

Rafiki, a baboon, hits Simba over the head with a stick. When Simba asks “What was that for?!”, Rafiki tells him “It doesn't matter; it's in the past”. He continues to say: The past can hurt.

What did Rafiki do to Simba?

Rafiki is a male mandrill. He currently serves as the Royal Mjuzi of the Pride Lands. Rafiki presented Simba, the prince heir of Pride Rock, to the animals of the Pride Lands. Later, when Scar assumed the throne, Rafiki grieved the purported deaths of Simba and his father, Mufasa.