It's funny how this kinda logic runs through so many books of control - people forget they were written by rich people who didn't want the general population getting above their station and wanting their own castles.

I mean, be happy with your lot, and be good, and you'll get your rewards in the next life - certainly don't make plans, decide what you want out of life and go for it, see the world, go on adventures, have a big life - no no, don't you dare try that :)

We should actually comfort people with lies all the time. They are called life lies. 'it'll be OK', is a great one. It's a lie unless you can actually see the future. There's a reason that we can think 3x faster than we speak. Sadly, too many people forget to exercise this ability.