2.2 They are all relative

In a capitalist nation, consumption is an essential part of the economy. The idea of consumption is inevitable. For every human, reason is essential when more than one choice is presented in front of a person. The idea of reason is also inevitable. Why? Because reason and consumption go hand in hand. How? Reason is caused by desire; without desire no one would bother to picture themselves in the future, no one would change the world into a better environment. In addition, consumption is also driven by desire as well. Without desire, people would not buy, would not want and the world would not grow nor advance. Reason and consumption, together, drive the human race to advance, to reshape the world into a better environment for the future generations. To illustrate this point more straightforward, desire is the cause of making the decision, reason is the method of making decisions and consumption is one of the most important factors to determine decisions.

Consumption itself pulls nations together and promotes reforms and revolutions from different aspects, as I mentioned in my last post. However, it also makes history and defines the definition of reason in each era. The desire to discover and obtain initiated people to explore and reason. This desire changed the world entirely, as it helped fuel the Renaissance period. In the Renaissance period, traders traded with merchants from around the world to get a variety of products in order to fulfill their desires of exploring and obtaining "exotic" products from the ends of the Earth. Their curiosities helped shape the world; their desire also provided the foundation of capitalism. Desire gave birth to reason and consumption; they coexist, for as long as reason exists, consumption will always part of society.



In the modern world, where the dollar sign is an universal language, people reason and take their financial status in account when making decisions. For example, no one would buy a BMW when he/she is living under the poverty line even though he/she wants that particular car. Reason and consumption are two of the most important factors when making decisions and in each decision we make, we make history. Not only do we make history, we are making changes for the future generations. History, consumption and reason: they are all relative.