“ As she gobbled up the miles, big ravines appeared before her, their starving mouths open for the swallow. ”
Against ignorance, God Himself is helpless.
~ R.j. Lawrence
Hopeful people are more easily controlled, but the volume must be managed. Too much hope leaves a person emboldened and resistant. Too little leaves them disabled and useless. But just the right amount of hope subjugates them. They cradle it like a dying ember, and they'll do anything to keep the wind from extinguishing it. They'll serve.
You get to take what this world gives you.
At last, the clock settled in the right place.