the art of losing.
it is a common philosophy to win and trump others in any and every aspect. there is no man alive who decides to be a loser. for if any may proclaim so, he has not learnt the art of losing, but rather giving himself up to self-defeat.
after the countless years of mankind, we have learnt that we are consistently forgetful and human. we forget that losing is part of our nature as there can only be one winner in the macro survival race. even the winner doubts himself and loses his position when his confidence wanes. there is a clear cut evidence for our lack of understanding what losing truly is. unless we learn the art of losing, we stand no chance to win.
it is common thought to man that those who lose, will pick themselves up and rise again. this is the basis of the art of losing. although simple, this is an art forgotten as each wave of life pushes it behind our cerebral cortex, leaving us searching futilely for it in time of need.
“why must we lose?” “why must i be a failure?”
such words echo our head as we reflect upon our days. yet, we forget that one art! the human complainer part of us demands more out of life as we remain passive and hurt. we allow circumstances to control our loss.
as a matter of fact, i’m one such person. i’ve gotten hurt again and again and again, just like all of us, just like all the winners and the no. 1s. yet, instead of thinking how we trump the other, the need for cooperation rises, a new mentality to help each other. this is severely lacking in society because all of us are too worried about ourselves instead of caring for others.
if we hurt inside and lose as applied to all amongst us who are human, does that not discount none of us? isn’t it a wiser choice to help each other?
it is interesting that the analysis of why we lose, is because we are here to get something better out of it. it is a fundamental law of nature that has been inscribed in our hearts. this element of hope to persevere and press on.
we might have lost our friends, family, jobs, grades, business deals, time, health. but yet, we have not lost hope.
this is where Christ comes in. for this is where philosophy meets Christianity proving from the basic analysis of this current world that indeed, religion reigns and God is real!
because in Christ, there is hope. in God, we look for something better.
i believe that hope was made possible in this dimension as compared to loss, to show us our depravity and what we can do. many might not see my link as clearly as they ought to for we are all human, ironic as always.
the strongest link i can find about the art of losing, is that we must die to self. we must die to the fact that we are failures and are useless. yes we are, by nature. however, if one changes in mentality, that drives him on towards hope.
in Christ, we must decide to die to self and die to the fact that we are just ungodly and cannot be saved for greater hope.
because at the end of the day, if one does not realize that they must die to self and give up all constraining matters, hope will never be achieved.
God created this world upon his values. even if you are not a Christian, His values shine through all the things that you do, from your mentality to the philosophy of success. this is how it runs, whether we believe or not.
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