4 larger-than-life lessons from soap operas | Kate Adams

Prevoditelj: Igor Pureta Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

In 1987, Tina Lord found herself in quite the pickle.

1987. Tina Lord se našla u nezavidnoj situaciji.

See, this gold digger made sure she married sweet Cord Roberts

Ova sponzoruša se pobrinula da se uda za slatkog Corda Robertsa

just before he inherited millions.

upravo prije nego li je naslijedio milijune.

But when Cord found out Tina loved his money

No kada je Cord saznao da Tina voli njegov novac

as much as she loved him,

koliko i njega,

he dumped her.

ostavio ju je.

Cord's mother Maria was thrilled

Cordova majka Maria je bila oduševljena

until they hooked up again.

dok se nisu ponovno spojili.

So Maria hired Max Holden to romance Tina

Onda je Maria zaposlila Maxa Holdena da zavede Tinu

and then made sure Cord didn't find out Tina was pregnant with his baby.

i pobrinula se da Cord ne sazna da je Tina trudna s njim.

So Tina, still married but thinking Cord didn't love her

Dakle Tina, još uvijek u braku, no misleći da ju Cord nije volio

flew to Argentina with Max.

odleti u Argentinu s Maxom.

Cord finally figured out what was going on

Cord je napokon saznao što se događa

and rushed after them, but he was too late.

i žurio je za njima, no bilo je prekasno.

Tina had already been kidnapped,

Tinu su već oteli,

strapped to a raft and sent over a waterfall.

zavezali za splav i poslali preko vodopada.

She and her baby were presumed dead.

Pretpostavljeno je da su ona i dijete mrtvi.

Cord was sad for a bit,

Cord je bio malo tužan,

but then he bounced right back

no odmah se vratio natrag u igru

with a supersmart archaeologist named Kate,

sa super pametnom arheologinjom zvanom Kate,

and they had a gorgeous wedding

i imali su divno vjenčanje

until Tina, seemingly back from the dead, ran into the church holding a baby.

sve dok Tina, koja se vratila iz mrtvih, nije utrčala u crkvu držeći dijete.

"Stop!" she screamed.

"Stop!" povikala je.

"Am I too late?

"Jesam li zakasnila?

Cord, I've come so far.

Cord, došla sam toliko daleko.

This is your son."

Ovo je tvoj sin."

And that, ladies and gentlemen,

I to, dame i gospodo,

is how the soap opera "One Life to Live" introduced a love story

je kako je sapunica "One life to live" uvela ljubavnu priču

that lasted 25 years.

koja je trajala 25 godina.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Now, if you've ever seen a soap opera,

Ako ste ikada gledali sapunicu,

you know the stories and the characters can be exaggerated, larger than life,

znate da priče i likovi znaju biti preuveličani, veći od života,

and if you're a fan, you find that exaggeration fun,

i ako ste obožavatelj, to preuveličavanje vam je zabavno,

and if you're not,

a ako niste,

maybe you find them melodramatic or unsophisticated.

možda vam je melodramatično i plitko.

Maybe you think watching soap operas

Možda mislite da je gledanje sapunica

is a waste of time,

gubitak vremena,

that their bigness means their lessons are small or nonexistent.

da njihova veličina znači da su njihove poruke male ili nepostojeće.

But I believe the opposite to be true.

No, vjerujem da je obrnuto točno.

Soap operas reflect life, just bigger.

Sapunice odražavaju život i to napuhano.

So there are real life lessons we can learn from soap operas,

Postoje prave lekcije koje možemo naučiti iz sapunica,

and those lessons are as big and adventurous

a te lekcije su velike i pustolovne

as any soap opera storyline.

kao i priča bilo koje sapunice.

Now, I've been a fan since I ran home from the bus stop in second grade

Ja sam obožavateljica otkad sam s autobusne stanice trčala doma u drugom

desperate to catch the end of Luke and Laura's wedding,

razredu, kako bih vidjela kraj vjenčanja Lukea i Laure,

the biggest moment in "General Hospital" history.

najvećem trenutku serije "General Hospital" u njenoj povijesti.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

So you can imagine how much I loved my eight years

Možete zamisliti koliko sam voljela svojih osam godina

as the assistant casting director on "As the World Turns."

kao asistent raspoređivanja uloga u "As the world turns"

My job was watching soap operas,

Moj posao je bio gledanje sapunica,

reading soap opera scripts

čitanje scenarija sapunica

and auditioning actors to be on soap operas.

i držanje audicija za likove u sapunicama.

So I know my stuff.

Dakle, znam o čemu pričam.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

And yes, soap operas

I da, sapunica i jesu

are larger than life,

veće od života,

drama on a grand scale,

drama u velikim omjerima,

but our lives can be filled with as much intensity,

no naši životi mogu biti ispunjeni jednakim intenzitetom

and the stakes can feel just as dramatic.

i ulozi se mogu činiti upravo toliko dramatični.

We cycle through tragedy and joy

Kružimo kroz tragediju i sreću

just like these characters.

upravo kao i ovi likovi.

We cross thresholds, fight demons and find salvation unexpectedly,

Prelazimo pragove, borimo se s demonima i pronalazimo neočekivano spasenje,

and we do it again and again and again,

i ponavaljamo to opet i opet i opet,

but just like soaps, we can flip the script,

no kao u sapunicama, možemo okrenuti scenarij,

which means we can learn from these characters

što znači da možemo učiti od ovih likova

that move like bumblebees,

koji se kreću poput bumbara,

looping and swerving through life.

petljajući i zastranjujući u životu.

And we can use those lessons

Možemo iskoristiti te lekcije

to craft our own life stories.

da izradimo vlastite životne priče.

Soap operas teach us to push away doubt

Sapunice nas uče da odgurnemo sumnju

and believe in our capacity

i vjerujemo u naš kapacitet

for bravery, vulnerability,

za hrabrost, ranjivost,

adaptability and resilience.

prilagodljivost i otpornost.

And most importantly, they show us

Najvažnije, pokazuju nam

it's never too late to change your story.

da nikada nije kasno promijeniti svoju priču.

So with that, let's start with soap opera lesson one:

S time, krenimo na prvu lekciju iz sapunica:

surrender is not an option.

Predaja nije opcija.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

"All My Children"'s Erica Kane was daytime's version of Scarlett O'Hara,

Erica Kane, u "All my children" je dnevna verzija Scarlett O'Hare,

a hyperbolically self-important princess

princeza s preuveličanom osobnom važnosti

who deep down was scrappy and daring.

koja je duboko u sebi borbena i smiona.

Now, in her 41 years on TV, perhaps Erica's most famous scene

U njenih 41 godinu na TV-u, možda najslavnija scena

is her alone in the woods

je kada je sama u šumi

suddenly face to face with a grizzly bear.

odjednom lice u lice s grizlijem.

She screamed at the bear,

Vikala je na medvjeda,

"You may not do this!

"Ne možeš to učiniti!

Do you understand me?

Razumiješ me?

You may not come near me!

Ne možeš mi doći blizu!

I am Erica Kane

Ja sam Erica Kane,

and you are a filthy beast!"

a ti si prljava zvijer!"

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

And of course the bear left,

Naravno, medvjed je otišao,

so what that teaches us

dakle ono što nas to uči

is obstacles are to be expected

je da su prepreke očekivane

and we can choose to surrender or we can stand and fight.

i možemo izabrati predati se ili boriti se.

Pandora's Tim Westergren knows this better than most.

Tim Westergen iz Pandore zna ovo bolje nego većina.

You might even call him the Erica Kane of Silicon Valley.

Možemo ga nazvati Ericom Kane iz Silicon Valleya.

Tim and his cofounders launched the company

Tim i njegovi suosnivači su pokrenuli poduzeće

with two million dollars in funding.

s dva milijuna dolara budžeta.

They were out of cash the next year.

Ostali su bez novaca sljedeće godine.

Now, lots of companies fold at that point, but Tim chose to fight.

Puno poduzeća se preda u tom trenutku, no Tim se odlučio boriti.

He maxed out 11 credit cards and racked up six figures in personal debt

Iskoristio je sve kreditne kartice i nagomilao šesteroznamenkasti osobni dug

and it still wasn't enough.

i još uvijek nije bilo dovoljno.

So every two weeks for two years on payday he stood in front of his employees

Tijekom dvije godine, svaka dva tjedna je stajao ispred svojih zaposlenika

and he asked them to sacrifice their salaries,

i tražio ih da žrtvuju svoje plaće,

and it worked.

i vrijedilo je.

More than 50 people deferred two million dollars,

Više od 50 ljudi je položilo 2 milijuna dolara,

and now, more than a decade later,

i sada, više od desetljeća kasnije,

Pandora is worth billions.

Pandora vrijedi milijarde.

When you believe that there is a way

Kada vjerujete da postoji način

around or through whatever is in front of you,

oko ili kroz bilo što što vam stoji na putu,

that surrender is not an option,

da predaja nije opcija,

you can overcome enormous obstacles.

možete nadići ogromne prepreke.

Which brings us to soap opera lesson two:

Što nas dovodi do lekcije iz sapunica broj dva:

sacrifice your ego and drop the superiority complex.

žrtvujte svoj ego i napustite kompleks superiornosti.

Now, this is scary.

Ovo je zastrašujuće.

It's an acknowledgment of need or fallibility.

To je priznanje potrebe ili pogrešivosti.

Maybe it's even an admission

Možda čak i priznanje da

that we're not as special as we might like to think.

nismo posebni koliko bismo htjeli.

Stephanie Forrester of "The Bold and the Beautiful"

Stephanie Forrester iz "The bold and the beautiful"

thought she was pretty darn special.

je mislila da je poprilično posebna.

She thought she was so special,

Mislila je da je toliko posebna

she didn't need to mix with the riffraff from the valley,

da se nije trebala miješati s bagrom iz doline,

and she made sure valley girl Brooke knew it.

i potrudila se da cura iz doline, Brook, zna to.

But after nearly 25 years of epic fighting,

No, nakon gotovo 25 godina epske borbe,

Stephanie got sick and let Brooke in.

Stephanie se razboljela i dopustila da joj Brook priđe.

They made amends,

Pomire se,

archenemies became soul mates

zakleti neprijatelji postaju srodne duše

and Stephanie died in Brooke's arms,

i Stephanie umire Brook na rukama.

and here's our takeaway.

Ovdje možemo uzeti nešto.

Drop your ego.

Ispustite svoj ego.

Life is not about you.

Život nije o vama.

It's about us,

O nama je

and our ability to experience joy

i naša sposobnosti da iskusimo sreću

and love and to improve our reality

i ljubav te ispravimo svoju realnost

comes only when we make ourselves vulnerable

dolazi tek kad se učinimo ranjivima

and we accept responsibility for our actions

i prihvatimo odgovornost za naša djela

and our inactions,

i za naša nedjela,

kind of like Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks.

kao Howard Schulz, izvršni direktor Starbucksa.

Now, after a great run as CEO,

Nakon sjajnog uspjeha kao izvršni direktor

Howard stepped down in 2000,

Howard je odstupio 2000.

and Starbucks quickly overextended itself

i Starbucks se brzo raširio van granica

and stock prices fell.

zbog čega su cijene dionica pale.

Howard rejoined the team in 2008,

Howard se vratio u tim 2008.,

and one of the first things he did

i jedna od prvih stvari koje je napravio

was apologize to all 180,000 employees.

je da se ispričao svih 180,000 zaposlenih.

He apologized.

Ispričao se.

And then he asked for help, honesty, and ideas in return.

Onda je pitao za pomoć, iskrenost i ideje zauzvrat.

And now, Starbucks has more than doubled

Sada je Starbucks udvostručio

its net revenue since Howard came back.

svoju vrijednost otkad se Howard vratio.

So sacrifice your desire to be right or safe all the time.

Žrtvujte svoju želju da budete u pravu ili sigurni cijelo vrijeme.

It's not helping anyone, least of all you.

Nikome ne pomaže, najmanje vama.

Sacrifice your ego.

Žrtvujte svoj ego.

Soap opera lesson three:

Lekcija iz sapunica broj tri:

evolution is real.

evolucija je stvarna.

You're not meant to be static characters.

Niste napravljeni da budete statični likovi.

On television, static equals boring and boring equals fired.

Na televiziji, statično znači dosadno, a dosadno znači da ste otpušteni.

Characters are supposed to grow and change.

Likovi bi trebali rasti i razvijati se.

Now, on TV, those dynamic changes

Na televiziji, ove dinamične promjene

can make for some rough transitions,

mogu biti zbog teških prijelaza,

particularly when a character is played by one person yesterday

posebno kada jedan lik glumi više osoba. Danas jedan glumac,

and played by someone new today.

sutra drugi.

Recasting happens all the time on soaps.

Ponovno traženje uloga se događa cijelo vrijeme u sapunicama.

Over the last 20 years,

U zadnjih 20 godina,

four different actors have played the same key role

4 drugačija glumca su glumila istu ulogu

of Carly Benson on "General Hospital."

Carly Benson u "General hospital."

Each new face triggered a change in the character's life and personality.

Svako novo lice je pokrenulo promjenu u životu i osobnosti lika.

Now, there was always an essential nugget of Carly in there,

Uvijek postoji esencijalni dio Carly,

but the character and the story adapted to whomever was playing her.

no lik i priča su se prilagođavale, tko god da ju je glumio.

And here's what that means for us.

Evo što to znači za nas.

While we may not swap faces in our own lives,

Dok možda ne mijenjamo lica u našim životima,

we can evolve too.

možemo evoluirati.

We can choose to draw a circle around our feet and stay in that spot,

Možemo odabrati nacrtati krug na podu oko naših nogu i ostati na mjestu,

or we can open ourselves to opportunities

ili se možemo otvoriti prema mogućnostima

like Carly, who went from nursing student to hotel owner,

kao Carly, koja je prešla iz medicinske sestre u vlasnicu hotela,

or like Julia Child.

ili kao Julia Child.

Julia was a World War II spy,

Julia je bila špijun u drugom svjetskom ratu,

and when the war ended, she got married, moved to France,

kada je rat završio, udala se, preselila u Francusku,

and decided to give culinary school a shot.

i iskušala se u školi kuhanja.

Julia, her books and her TV shows revolutionized the way America cooks.

Julia, njene knjige i TV emisije su promijenili način na koji Amerika kuha.

We all have the power to initiate change in our lives,

Svi imamo moć da pokrenemo promjenu u svojem životu,

to evolve and adapt.

da evoluiramo i prilagodimo se.

We make the choice,

Mi biramo,

but sometimes life chooses for us, and we don't get a heads up.

međutim ponekad život bira umjesto nas, i ne dobijamo upozorenje.

Surprise slams us in the face.

Iznenađenje nas udari posred lica.

You're flat on the ground, the air is gone,

Na podu ste, nemate zraka,

and you need resuscitation.

i trebala vam oživljavanje.

So thank goodness for soap opera lesson four:

Dakle hvala Bogu na lekciji iz sapunica broj četiri:

resurrection is possible.

uskrsnuće je moguće.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

In 1983, "Days of Our Lives"' Stefano DiMera died of a stroke,

U 1983., Stefano DiMera iz "Days of our lives" umire of infarkta,

but not really, because in 1984

no ne zapravo jer je u 1984.

he died when his car plunged into the harbor,

poginuo kad je njegov auto potonuo u luku,

and yet he was back in 1985 with a brain tumor.

pa se ipak vratio 1985. s tumorom na mozgu.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

But before the tumor could kill him,

Prije nego ga je tumor ubio,

Marlena shot him, and he tumbled off a catwalk to his death.

Marlena ga je upucala i srušio se s modne piste u svoju smrt.

And so it went for 30 years.

I tako se nastavljalo 30 godina.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Even when we saw the body,

Čak i kad smo vidjeli tijelo,

we knew better.

znali smo bolje od toga.

He's called the Phoenix for a reason.

Zvao se Feniks s razlogom.

And here's what that means for us.

A što to nama znači.

As long as the show is still on the air,

Dok god je emisija u eteru,

or you're still breathing,

ili dok još dišete,

nothing is permanent.

ništa nije trajno.

Resurrection is possible.

Uskrsnuće je moguće.

Now, of course, just like life,

Naravno, kao i u životu,

soap operas do ultimately meet the big finale.

sapunice na kraju dolaze do velikog finala.

CBS canceled my show, "As The World Turns," in December 2009,

CBS je otkazao moju seriju "As the world turns" u prosincu 2009.,

and we shot our final episode

i snimili smo zadnju epizodu

in June 2010.

u lipnju 2010.

It was six months of dying

Bilo je to 6 mjeseci umiranja

and I rode that train right into the mountain.

i vozila sam taj vlak ravno u planinu.

And even though we were in the middle of a huge recession

I iako smo bili usred velike recesije

and millions of people were struggling to find work,

a milijuni su se trudili naći posao,

I somehow thought everything would be OK.

ja sam nekako mislila da će sve biti u redu.

So I packed up the kids and the Brooklyn apartment,

Pakirala sam djecu i stan u Brooklynu,

and we moved in with my in-laws

i odselili smo kod svekra i svekrve

in Alabama.

u Alabami.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Three months later, nothing was OK.

Tri mjeseca kasnije, ništa nije bilo u redu.

That was when I watched the final episode air,

Tada sam gledala zadnju epizodu kada se prikazivala,

and I realized the show was not the only fatality.

i shvatila sam da serija nije jedina žrtva.

I was one too.

I ja sam bila.

I was unemployed and living on the second floor

Bila sam nezaposlena i živjela na drugom katu

of my in-laws' home,

kuće mojeg svekra i svekrve,

and that's enough to make anyone feel dead inside.

i to je dovoljno da se bilo tko osjeća mrtvim iznutra.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

But I knew my story wasn't over,

No, znala sam da moja priča nije gotova,

that it couldn't be over.

nije mogla biti gotova.

I just had to tap into everything I had ever learned about soap operas.

Samo sam morala dotaknuti sve što sam ikada naučila iz sapunica.

I had to be brave like Erica and refuse to surrender,

Morala sam biti hrabra kao Erica i odbiti se predati,

so every day, I made a decision to fight.

pa sam svaki dan odlučila se boriti.

Morala sam biti ranjiva kao Stephanie

I had to be vulnerable like Stephanie

and sacrifice my ego.

i žrtvovati svoj ego.

I had to ask for help a lot of times across many states.

Morala sam tražiti pomoć i previše puta u mnogo država.

I had to be adaptable like Carly

Morala sam biti prilagodljiva kao Carly

and evolve my skills, my mindset, and my circumstances,

i evoluirati svoje vještine, stanje uma i okolnosti,

and then I had to be resilient, like Stefano,

i morala sam biti otporna kao Stefano

and resurrect myself and my career

i uskrsnuti sebe i svoju karijeru

like a phoenix from the ashes.

kao feniks iz pepela.

Eventually I got an interview.

Na kraju sam dobila razgovor za posao.

After 15 years in news and entertainment,

Nakon 15 godina u vijestima i zabavi,

nine months of unemployment

devet mjeseci nezaposlenosti

and this one interview,

i ovaj jedan razgovor,

I had an offer for an entry level job.

imala sam početnu ponudu za posao.

I was 37 years old

Imala sam 37 godina

and I was back from the dead.

i vratila sam se iz mrtvih.

We will all experience what looks like an ending,

Svi ćemo doživjeti ono što se čini kao kraj,

and we can choose to make it a beginning.

i možemo odabrati da postane početak.

Kind of like Tina, who miraculously survived that waterfall,

Kao Tina koja je čudesno preživjela pad s vodopada,

and because I hate to leave a cliffhanger hanging,

i jer mrzim visiti na rubu litice,

Tina and Cord did get divorced,

Tina i Cord su se rastali,

but they got remarried three times before the show went off the air in 2012.

ali su se ponovno vjenčali tri puta prije nego je serija prekinuta 2012.

So remember,

Zapamtite,

as long as there is breath in your body,

dok god postoji dah u vašem tijelu,

it's never too late to change your story.

nije prekasno da promijenite priču.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)