‘Life has a frustrating way of reminding us that we are not the sole authors of our story’: Tim Cook

"We must share credit, whether we’d like to or not, with a difficult and selfish collaborator called our circumstances," the entrepreneur added.

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday said he owns cryptocurrency at the New York Times' DealBook online conference. (File Image)

Speaking to the students of Ohio State University, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave an uplifting speech. “It can be difficult to see the whole picture when you’re still inside the frame, but I hope you wear these uncommon circumstances as a badge of honour,” he said.

“Those who meet times of historical challenge with their eyes and hearts open — forever restless and forever striving — are also those who leave the greatest impact on the lives of others. In every age, life has a frustrating way of reminding us that we are not the sole authors of our story. We must share credit, whether we’d like to or not, with a difficult and selfish collaborator called our circumstances,” the entrepreneur added.

“And when our glittering plans are scrambled, as they often will be, and our dearest hopes are dashed, as will sometimes happen, we’re left with a choice. We can curse the loss of something that was never going to be…Or we can see reasons to be grateful for the yank on the scruff of the neck, in having our eyes lifted up from the story we were writing for ourselves and turned instead to a remade world,” he continued.

“You enter a world of difficulty with open eyes, tasked with writing a story that is not necessarily of your choosing but is still entirely yours. You’re the pride of your parents and grandparents, of aunts, uncles and teachers, of the communities that shaped you in ways seen and unseen. You weren’t promised this day. Many of you had to fight hard to earn it. Now it’s yours,” he said in conclusion.

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