In a small village, there lived a village headman whom most people were unhappy with because of his behavior and decisions.

In a small village, there lived a village headman whom most people were unhappy with because of his behavior and decisions. He was a stubborn man, and if he held a grudge against someone, he would not back down—even at the cost of the people’s losses.

One day, one of the residents suggested that to save the village’s lands, they should change the course of the water. The headman rejected the proposal only because of an old dispute with him.

A few months later, a drought arrived. The lands turned dry, the livestock died, and many families were forced to leave the village.

People said: “The drought was a curse on the village, but the headman’s grudge turned it into a catastrophe.”

Years later, the headman understood that sometimes a person, when his power is combined with grudges and stubbornness, can make the people pay for his mistakes instead of himself.

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