Often what derails a conversation is when a moment of aggression arises and we are unable to handle it. That aggression can arise as anger or lack of patience. Or it can be camouflaged as pride or stinginess. When aggression assumes the mantle, our tongues become the weapon and our words become the soldiers. Naturally, when we start attacking our opponents, unless they are skilled at deflecting aggression, our words plant land mines of aggression in them and an argument inevitably ensues.
