When it comes to life, there are no baby steps

Life gives you absolutely no training unless you are one of the billions of mindless clones. If you are a free individual, your only hope is a parent or teacher who understands life who can train you with baby steps. Because life, sure as hell (which is its largest aspect of the 10 in its pyramid structure quantification of hell to Buddhahood in the time of the Latter Day of the Law until kosen-rufu is achieved) ain't gonna give you anything less than full-speed giant steps. And you've got to learn fast. In most cases, you're probably best off at the mercy of life. Because most parents and teachers are dead wrong, having been trained themselves by people who are dead wrong.