英语翻译Try to decide whether it's going to open up new and bett

英语翻译
Try to decide whether it's going to open up new and better avenues of communication or leave wounds that may never heal.
请翻译成中文（人工翻译）
此外,为什么要这么翻译?
wshbsh - 探花 十一级 在帮我翻译一句话。
It's useful and freeing under some circumstances and terribly hurtful and damaging under others.
翻译成中文。