Same Source of Profit and Loss: Avoiding the Game Means Avoiding Loss

Profit and loss stem from the same source: if you don't play, you won't lose; but at the same time, if you don't play, you'll never have a chance to win.
Zoom out to an entire lifetime, and the idea holds. If you never try anything, you'll never taste failure, but your life overall will be unremarkable. If you try everything, you're bound to encounter all kinds of setbacks and troubles.