As time went on, the village faced something different from storms or droughts. It faced slow cultural drift.
New generations were born into stability. They had never seen serious shortage. They had never experienced near collapse. To them, stability felt normal and permanent.
This created a quiet risk.
When safety becomes normal, people can forget what protects it.
The council recognized this early. Instead of warning about disaster in dramatic ways, they strengthened education around cause and effect. Students studied real examples from other regions where overuse had led to long-term damage. They compared timelines. They tracked how small compromises added up over decades.
The goal was not fear.
It was understanding.
