Words are energy in motion.  They speak directly to the conscious and subconscious mind, which is where we desire the shifts to occur in order to manifest change in our world.  Energy always does better when it is reinforced through a larger supply.  Enlightenment brings with it that larger supply or a greater degree of light.  "Plugging" into that light, so to speak, by focusing our attention, listening to and absorbing the energy that comes through one who is already enlightened and has achieved mastery brings enlightenment and healing.  It in effect, will "speed" the progress of those who are less enlightened.

  "... To fight the daily battles of life to preserve your honor and dignity in the face of those who know neither is the cause. Toughness allows you to do so. Many times in our own lives, we men arrive at critical junctures wherein we face hard decisions and it is not uncommon for us to be offered both an easy way out and an honorable way out of our present circumstance. I will tell you now it seems to be a universal truth that those two roads will not be the same strand. The easy way usually requires a stepping back from our core principles that will buy us the breathing room to skirt the edges of a conflict while taking us a bit out of our way and sometimes, it can take years for us to set our feet back upon the path we once left behind out of fear. Some never regain the path again. The honorable way on the other hand, promises the risk of confrontation and temporary personal discomfort as we must meet the challenge head-on in the open with no cover. Still, the honorable way is almost always the shortest road to the destination for those whose hearts don't fail them along the road..."
 
 (Excerpts from "The Handbook of Manly Virtue: Every Man's Guide to Living as a Beacon of Reason in a World Shrouded in the Darkness of Irrational Emotionalism"  by Christopher Smith)