Your quick wit and your ability to listen carefully to what others are saying will serve you well today if you choose to engage in bouts of friendly dialog. Should you feel a sense of trepidation when entering into conversations about charged topics such as belief or philosophy, however, consider the source of your anxiety. You may not feel entirely sure of your position where there subjects are concerned and your doubt may convince you that debate is time wasted. But in actuality, you will likely derive a great deal of satisfaction and enlightenment from this type of conversation today, as it can open your eyes to new and interesting ideas.

When we are open to the possibility that our own long-held ideas may no longer be serving us as they once did, we get more out of the focused, topic-driven conversations we share with others. Debate is only difficult for us to cope with when we fear that our position may be the weaker one and we are furthermore unwilling to cede to another. It is only when our beliefs are fluid in nature that we can participate fully and joyfully in potentially heated dialog because we are ready to acknowledge that our ideas about the world are not as applicable to our lives as they once were. In this way, the notions posited by those we respect and esteem can have a positive impact on our personal philosophies. Your quick-wittedness, coupled with your open-mindedness, will help you derive much of value from seemingly simple exchanges of ideas today.