Acharya Prashant addresses the question of why we feel sad when we lose by narrating a story from the colonial era of the last century. He describes a time when European countries were expanding their empires across Asia and Africa. A British general, continuously conquering territories, encountered a small village that stood in his way. Thinking it would be an easy conquest, he sent his soldiers, but they were met with fierce resistance from the villagers, who were led by a very young girl. The soldiers had to retreat, reporting that the villagers were determined not to live in slavery. The general attempted to conquer the village 12 to 14 times but failed each time. Eventually, the general amassed a much larger army, creating a ratio of one hundred of his soldiers to every villager, and finally defeated them. The young leader was captured, wounded and in chains, and brought before the victorious general. The general, sitting proudly, said to her, "You have finally lost." In response, the girl laughed heartily. The story goes that the general then remarked, "We did not lose fourteen times, but we have lost this time," and he turned back with his army. The speaker draws a parallel to the story of Alexander and Porus, where Porus, upon being captured, demanded to be treated as one king treats another, which led Alexander to turn back. The moral is that true living is not just winning when you win, but also winning when you lose. The speaker explains that we mistakenly believe we are sad because we lose. The reality is the opposite: we are inherently sad, and that is why we get entangled in the cycle of winning and losing. Sadness precedes our preoccupation with victory and defeat. Because we are sad, we have accepted the concept of defeat as real. A victory that is merely the opposite of defeat is meaningless, as it depends on the existence of defeat. He advises cultivating a sense of inner royalty, a state of being so internally wealthy that small gains do not cause excitement, and small losses do not bring devastation. A billionaire does not celebrate finding a ten-rupee note. Our tendency to get ecstatic over trivial victories and despondent over minor losses reveals a beggar's mentality. To live in the world without being overly affected by it, one must realize that nothing external is of great importance. What is truly significant and valuable is within and cannot be found in the world. The world only offers trivial things. It is not about avoiding the trivial, but about not making it a matter of life and death. One should live in such a way that the world cannot give much, nor can it take much away. We are not sad because of defeat; we are sad, and that is why we get caught up in the game of winning and losing. The solution is to find the real, valuable, and important thing within, which is not found outside in the world.