Essay Synopsis
~3 min original read (565 words)
Precept #1 – Learn to Lose
By Tae-Sik • Published June 23, 2020
Core Thesis & Overview
Society emphasizes winning, but losing is our natural state. Despite our efforts to preserve health and youth, physical decay and mortality are inevitable. Embracing this truth and learning to let go allows us to cultivate gratitude, live in the present, and find peace amid life's inevitable decline.
Key Takeaways & Analysis
We are taught to be winners. We are told that we can overcome anything. Set your mind to it, and you can do it. Losing feels tragic. The truth is that most of us are losers. We just don't want to acknowledge it. Life is hard. Life is, as they say, suffering. Losing is the […]