Blessings for Rain and Sun

Rav Aharon was known as an ish emes (a man of truth) who could not stand lies, falsehood, or false pride and arrogance of any kind. He did not hold back his opinion, and when he was confronted with sheker he would not save face for anyone.

Once a supposed Rebbe bragged to Rav Aharon about how much his chassidim relied on him. "What shall I do?" he asked, his tongue dripping with false modesty. "One chassid asks me to bless him with rain for his crops, while another asks me to daven for hot sun to dry his wares for sale at the market. Since these requests are at odds with each other, I don't know what to do," he concluded, placing his quandary before Rav Aharon.

Rav Aharon, who could not bear such false modesty, answered with his barbed tongue, "You have nothing at all to worry about, since your blessings do not matter and won't make any difference. Just bless them both with what they ask for, and Hashem will do what He wishes anyway."