Can we really call it Passion or Reason?

As we discussed today about passion and reason among the class, in the story of The Barrel maker Brimful of Love by Ihara Saikaku we saw that there was many areas that was ruled with passion over reason. One example where passion over took reason would be “This set the flames of love burring more fiercely in the cooper’s heart and he cried: “My lady, I will supply you with all the firewood you will need to make tea the rest of your life.”” (592). We can see that yes indeed that this part of the story would show that there was a great deal of passion. For someone to make a promise that as long as that person will live that they would get a lifetime of something would show a great deal of passion in the eyes of the beholder. We can also noticed that the reason behind this passion would be that if he truly loved her then yes he would do anything in his power to provide for the woman, just like in today’s society. Unlike Candide, which started out by a strong passion of love just like in the story Barrelmaker, his turned into a less passionate situation. In Candides story towards the end we can see that his love for Cunegonde slips away. As stated, “At heart, Candide had no real wish to marry Cunegonde; but the baron’s extreme impertinence decided him in favor of the marriage, and Cunegonde was so eager for it that he could not back out” (578). Even thought in a way we can see that both stories had its own perspective of passion and reason, the truth behind the reason and passion lies in the eyes of the reader. In conclusion, can we say that this is really passion or is it reason?