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Super Soul Special: Nate Berkus: Surviving the Storm

2025/2/19
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Nate Berkus: 自从2004年海啸之后,我衡量自己的唯一标准就是生存能力。无论我是否成功、出名、忙碌,这些都不重要,最重要的是我能否生存下去。经历过那样的创伤事件后,恐惧感会一直伴随着我,甚至影响到我与新男友的关系,我总是害怕他会遭遇不幸。我必须时刻保持警惕,因为那段经历已经深深地刻在我的脑海里。海啸后的我与之前判若两人,但我不会用从那段经历中学到的任何东西来交换。我更信任自己,也更喜欢自己了。我怀念费尔南多,我会通过充分地生活来纪念他。我经常会想,如果费尔南多还活着,我们会怎么样?他会同意我之后做出的决定吗?现在的我和2004年已经截然不同了。费尔南多让我看到了一个比我梦想中更广阔的世界。 Oprah Winfrey: 内特,你所经历的不仅仅是一场自然灾害,更是一场精神、情感和形而上的洗礼。你亲眼目睹了费尔南多的离去,这让你更容易接受这个事实,也让你更加珍惜生命。你从中学到的精神财富,远比物质上的损失更有价值。死亡是提醒我们珍惜当下,活出精彩人生的警钟。费尔南多的离去,让你更加明白生命的意义,也让你更加坚定地走自己的路。你的故事激励着我们,让我们相信,即使在最黑暗的时刻,也能找到希望和力量。

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This chapter recounts Nate Berkus's near-death experience during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and its profound impact on his life. It details his relationship with his partner, Fernando, and how the tragedy shaped his perspective on life and death.
  • 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
  • Near-death experience
  • Loss of partner Fernando
  • Impact on life perspective

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Original Air Date: September 26, 2017 

Oprah’s conversation continues with award-winning interior designer and best-selling author Nate Berkus. Nate describes how he picked up the pieces of his life after surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed more than 200,000 lives in several countries. Oprah describes Nate’s harrowing story of survival as “emotional, spiritual and metaphysical.”