“Salt is good. But suppose it loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again?
“You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything. It will be thrown out. People will walk all over it.
Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Learn how to make your words what people want to hear. Then you will know how to answer everyone.