People who live in wealth have comfort in life. People in poverty do not. That's the problem for which the downtrodden wish for answers, because they didn't ask

People who live in wealth have comfort in life. People in poverty do not. That's the problem for which the downtrodden wish for answers, because they didn't ask to be poor. That death leaves both poor and rich in the same situation is of little comfort to the man shivering in the cold as he watches the rich in their mansions. There needs to be another chapter to the story, where the poor man finally gets his share. Religions can provide this because they tell stories of life after death that are comforting to the downtrodden.