There is a negative connation in losing. If you say somebody ‘lost it’ it means they lost control, they lost the thread. It’s the opposite of ‘succeeding’ in our culture. to fail, to lose. Losing is the ultimate disaster; losing is the great shame; it’s the way in which we lose our self-respect. But in this wisdom, we see something different. We see that we have to lose in order to find. And thus we find our life and we find ourselves.
( Finding Oneself 1 Laurence Freeman )
