Reason tells us that cutting down forests, building cities in low-lying areas, and placing airports in drainage basins have contributed to Bangkok's worst flooding in years. While people blame political groups, the flooding was actually caused by generations of unreasonable actions driven by emotion and greed rather than reason. To take the most correct actions, one must consider all ways of knowing, not just emotion or reason alone.

1. Any REASON based sample (experience, situation or event) and explain how
reason played the key role and its impact/importance
Recently Bangkok has experienced the worst flooding in many years. Many
people do not understand the reasons behind the flooding, but this is because so many
of them are hidden from view. People tend to place blame on one political group or
another as being the ones who allowed the flooding to happen. This is unreasonable,
because the reality is that the flooding has been caused by the actions of people going
back generations.
Reason tells us trees hold back soil and water, yet Thailand has steadily cut
down the forests. Reason also tells us it is not a good idea to build cities in the lowest
portion of the country, yet Bangkok is located at the lowest point geographically.
Reason tells us it is not a good idea to place things like airports in the drainage areas,
yet Suvarnabumi Airport is located in Bangkok’s drainage basin.
Reason tells us how to act, but so often we become sidetracked by emotion. In
many cases, it is the emotion of greed which pushes humans to do things which are
profitable, but not safe. Had people done what was reasonable, things would be very
different, and Bangkok would not have flooded as badly as it did. Reason is
incredibly significant, it is unfortunately ignored by many people. In order to do the
thing which is most correct, you must try to find the course of action confirmed by the
most ways of knowing. Only acting by emotion will lead to flawed action; the same
can be said about reason. This is why it is important to take all Ways of Knowing into
consideration before taking a course of action.