18th century Hearing the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot in debt, one of the enlightenmentist epochs, the Russian emperor, Peter the Great, liberates him from the situation by buying Diderot's library and paying him his salary in 25 years. Diderot gives a friend a very stylish velvet dressing gown. Diderot, sitting at his working table with the pleasure of the new dressing gown he wore in his house, realized that the table did not fit in his new and glamorous negligee. With a large amount of money received by the new work desk gets. This time, however, he realizes that the old carpet on the floor does not fit into his dressing gown and table. He buys a new rug, and his old paintings, his armchair, his tapestry, his chairs completely all over his house. Eventually, all his money is over and he borrows again. But then he comes to his senses and writes an article called bir Repentance for My Old Dressing ığ, in which he tells about how he is caught in a consumption frenzy.
The concept of Diderot is called as the first person to talk about this consumption spiral that is not made with the idea of a conscious shopping and that explains what is being received without the need for it. Diderot says: I was the master of my old robe and I became a slave of my new dressing gown.
Diderot's problem is a chronic problem that we all add to today? However, Islamic societies, who know that waste is haram, have tried to stay away from arrogance and excitement, wastage and selfishness throughout the centuries, and they believe that it is a virtuous behavior to be respected. Unfortunately, nowadays, Muslims invaded by capitalist culture are at the forefront of waste and pretense and they produce excuses to make it legitimate. Because we are changing through the global media focus and easily adopting the values of capitalism.
The capitalist system imposes the need for things that are not needed. The lady of the house thinks that there is no color harmony of the objects to be used when creating the layout of the house and believes that you can see the reputation among friends by buying new and agenda items. A year ago, he was disregarding the clothing he had bought for a reason he didn't have fashion and he was renovating his whole wardrobe.
In the past, people welcomed their friends in their homes and they were very happy. The negotiations are now held in shopping malls and cafes. The expenses made here are of course useful for capitalism. But the person who meets with his friend or with him in his home cannot have a warm and sincere affinity as in the home environment. Because it is a positive environment where the love and conversation of the members of the household is infected. People who move away from home cannot find the chance to breathe this atmosphere.
Capitalism has set its trap on such a system that you cannot even realize how you have fallen into this trap. If you do not get this also said that your laundry will be a mat if you do not get this product, if you get the following product will not break your machine long-term is also said to take it, you will get a permanent smell in your clothes if you receive the product and you continue to receive the products that are imposed on you . You receive shampoo, toothpaste, moisturizer, perfume etc. they are a side version of the products and they are imposing it on you. Well, no matter how much the other party imposes, are you not free to make your choice? Personally, I don't believe we're free. The capitalist system has made us passive slaves. Yes, when we look at our homes, we live a free life, we behave in the way we want, but our yoke is in their hands. Where are they going? Well, we have no right to say "no"? It is a responsibility for every Muslim to oppose this disease of wastage and pretense and say no. In return, we must not give consent to this slavery, whatever the price to be paid.