The Mystic Will

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The Mystic Will

The writing of the American folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland is a guide on how to strengthen will, also presenting the benefits that come from this.

Although it has a little over 100 pages, the treatise is very complex, presenting the instruments and methods people should use to achieve the goal of having a stronger will. As a support for the affirmation he makes throughout the book, the author presents famous examples of societies where cultivating determination was the key to success.

According to Leland, being good observers of the inside and outside processes is the first quality people should posses in order to become more determined. He also says that the spirit of observation becomes visible in the proverbs and aphorisms attributed to a certain nation.

The more and profounder these sayings are, the best observers the people they belong to are. From this point of view, the author offers the example of the Romans, who were, and still are, famous for their capacity to observe things closely and analyze them in detail.

One of the faculties that have to be cultivated by someone aiming to become determined and strong-willed, Leland says, is memory. The best, although not the easiest, way in which this can be achieved is by continuously exercising this mental faculty. However, this should not be mistaken for mechanical memorizing, this practice being contraindicated.

The relation between someone’s character and their will is another interesting subject discussed in the book. One of the central ideas expressed here is that, by having a strong will, individuals are able to achieve personal happiness and make the ones around them happy as well.
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