You are right, presenting teaching and healing as uniform masks important nuances. Time is a finite resource, and its management is crucial for assimilation. At the time, local communities, often isolated, did not have the same channels for rapid dissemination of news as urban centers. Stories of healing could spread faster, but their impact on public perception was often ephemeral without constant follow-up, which made it quite different from teaching that could be anchored over the long term.