Lose With Meaning

As I like to say, winning is not everything. But does that mean we should lose?

Yes and no. Yes, we should lose, if losing means we keep to the principles of taiji, but somehow just get bested. No, we should not lose, if we cannot learn anything from losing.

The important thing is that, when you lose, you need to know why you lost. When you make a mistake that allows your opponent to gain an advantage, you need to know what that mistake is, and why you made that mistake. Only then, is there meaning in losing, and ultimately, you get to learn from defeat. Otherwise, you just lose big time.