“Life moves so fast and you realize how important it is to just slow down”; Dwayne Johnson remembers his maternal grandparents by visiting their graveyard with his mother


“Life moves so fast and you realize how important it is to just slow down”; Dwayne Johnson remembers his maternal grandparents by visiting their graveyard with his mother

Dwayne Johnson with his mother Ata Johnson

Dwayne Johnson is one of the most popular stars in the world and nobody can deny the fact that the Rock is one of the greatest Hollywood stars till date. The big man has been having one of the biggest times of his life with his movies breaking records and his companies growing with a lot of profits.

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Johnson recently took to Instagram to reveal how grateful he was to visit the graveyard of his maternal grandparents with his beloved mother. The megastar revealed how he loved his mom playing the ukelele on her parents’ graveyard and how he loved to spend his weekend reminiscing the memories of his loved ones. Here’s what he wrote in Instagram:

“Got to spend such an awesome mother + son day this weekend with my mom @atajohnson at her mom & dad’s grave here in Hawaii. Life moves so fast and you realize how important it is to just slow down, sit here, reminisce and listen to her sing, play her ukulele and tell all her stories. I use the word ‘mana’ a lot to describe spiritual energy & power – and the mana was so strong today. Strong, but calm.”

“A little sad at times, but so much gratitude & joy. I know you know this feeling I’m talking about when it comes to your loved ones who’ve passed on. On her parents headstone she had these words engraved, ‘the ukulele has ended, but your melody lingers on. For life is not forever, but love is.’ Very special day. Grateful son. We miss and love you both. Hope you all out there had a great weekend w/ your families and loved ones.” – Johnson wrote on Instagram

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Who are the maternal grandparents of Dwayne Johnson?

Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandparents' graveyard
Dwayne Johnson’s maternal grandparents’ graveyard

Dwayne Johnson is one of the pioneers of the wrestling industry and his family has been full of wrestlers. His maternal grandparents were also related to the wrestling industry which makes it important to know who they were. Johnson’s maternal grandfather was ‘Hugh Chief’ Peter Maivia who was a Samoan Professional Wrestler and a promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance in Hawaii. On the other hand, his maternal grandmother, Lia Maivia was another major wrestling pioneer who took over her husband’s position as the promoter after his death and became one of the first women wrestling promoters.

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