Quick wit often indicates slow logic.
People are far more likely to have a snappy retort based on what they think they have heard, than they are to try and understand what is actually being said from the heart of a message, consider it fully and then respond accordingly.
Especially if the heart of that message is too close for comfort to their own.
The ability to combine both, and apply them effectively requires careful skill in selection and a certain depth of humility.
It is difficult, but it can be done.
Dispensed in the right proportion it can be a fantastic means of communication because it can be disarming enough to actually force those, who might be inclined to do otherwise, to actually listen and think more deeply.
Step carefully through these mine fields though, for you will walk a fine line between wisdom and foolishness in the process.
Even the hardest stones can be broken, but it is most often a slow, labor intensive process and not for those without the patience to see it through.
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