In a small community in Africa, there existed a very greedy and mean ruler. During his tenure, things got from bad to worse in the community with families dying due to starvation and diseases which they couldn't treat due to poverty meanwhile the household of the ruler and his friends flourished in milk and honey.
Years passed and his tenure as ruler was due. The ruler announced his interest for a 2nd term. On hearing this news, the villagers were all sad.
A new aspirant who was not financially stable but kind was announced. Most people never listened to him as they thought he could never stand a chance with the wicked ruler and as such their vote for him during election would be needless.
After the election, unsurprisingly The wicked ruler came up as the winner but surprisingly with only 5 votes higher than the other aspirant. On hearing this news, the villagers who never went out to vote groaned as they realized that if they went to vote too, the wicked ruler wouldn't emerge as the winner again.
Unfortunately, it was too late when they realized that one grain doesn't fill a sack but it helps.
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