darth_ender said:
Qui-Gon lies multiple times, to Anakin ("Checking your blood for infections..."), to Watto ("I've acquired a pod in a game of chance..."), to Shmi (claiming he was a farmer in the novel).
The Jedi Council tries to manipulate Anakin and never help him with his concerns.
From a certain point of view he WAS checking Anakin's blood for infections- a microscopic lifeform living in his cells.
Does the council manipulate Anakin? They tell him exactly what they want from him... granted it's at times a little shady. And as for his concerns, Yoda plainly tells him to learn to let go. That's the center of the Jedi philosophy, since they are all particuarly vulnerable to a seductive evil force that preys on their attachments.