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Readiness according to David and Goliath

One of the reasons David was so successful as a warrior later in life in pilliaging and overtaking his enemies, was that he was a little boy when he defeated Goliath. All enemies afterward were simple to him because they were not 9 feet tall. But he overtook Goliath not by fighting him on his own terms. Sun Tzu advocated never to let your enemy define the terms of battle. David won using a sling and a stone. 

Our desire for experience is an excuse to wait until we feel "ready" to ask the girl out, to transfer to a new school, to apply for a new job. But when a child tries something new it's because "if they don't know, they'll give it a go."

Ask yourself: what's the real difference between experience, and the desire to feel prepared? Is my external practice what changes my internal identity, or does the internal direct the external image?

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