You don't think you can just put up a SLAPDASH JOB, do you? The first little tremor and all our hard work would go down like matchsticks! One rampaging dinosaur and it's all gone! One of Soldier's benders and...
Well there aint nothing to be done about that...
But what I'm trying to say is that it's not like you can just INSTANTLY be strong right? You have to work! You have to give it your heart and soul when you pour that foundation! You have to sweat and sometimes fall, when you set up the framework, but then you get back up, laugh at the scrapes, and grab that nailgun observing proper safety precautions because knees are more fragile than I expected!
But soon, before you even know it, you've made a mark! Dug out a piece of YOU in the world, with a hardened body and souring spirit!
And you can return saying THIS! THIS THING! IT IS MINE! ABLAZE WITH MY SOUL AND FORTIFIED WITH MY SPIRIT!!!