There is, of course, some comfort to be derived from the thought that everything that occurs at the
level of what Aquinas calls secondary causality» in nature or history» is governed not only by a transcendent providence, but by a universal teleology that makes every instance of
pain and loss an indispensable moment in a grand scheme
whose ultimate synthesis will justify all things.
«You feel something when you physically part with your money, and there are different
levels of
pain depending on the type of payment,» says Shah,
whose research focuses on the costs associated with payment and how it affects consumer preference and choice.