Winning: Why Is it so Sought After in Life, and Why Does it Matter if We Lose?

Abstract

"PONG!" The explosive cry exploded the absolute stillness like a deafening thunderclap and startled the players seated around the mahjong table. I saw a hand, fast as lightning, grab a discarded tile like a ravenous eagle hunting its prey from the sky using its sharp talons. Eyebrows knitted. The players gripped their mahjong tiles firmly like warriors holding on tight to their weapons during an intense combat.