Or, let's try a more normal metaphor.
Awakening a power is just like building muscle.
If the first time you hit the gym you slap every damn plate on the bar, yeah—it’s gonna rip your arms off and make you see Jesus. But if you survive it, next time you’ll lift that thing like it’s nothing.
But if all you ever curl is a bottle of water, you ain’t growing jack shit in this lifetime.