"Stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment."
{ Phil Jackson }
What valuable thing could a person lose these days? All those qualities that were once important have come to cease. We could say knowledge is most essential and worthy, but one cannot lose something they do not acquire or possess. One could "win" and attain knowledge, but our locals wish to obtain something of a less value, or no value at all.