There are many people who say they "lack will power". They appear as weak personalities with little assertiveness and an all-pervading sense of helplessness. Reflection on this reveals that a “lack of will power” is an illusion, based on two assumptions:
1. The assumption that the person has no will, or wish or want in a given situation.
2. The assumption that, should a wish, will or want appear in the consciousness, it would be a difficult, wrong, dangerous or fearful thing for that person to express.
For some, one of these assumptions is more powerful than the other. If the first assumption is dominant, then where they may have expressed their free will, instead they will make statements such as:
- I have/had no choice
- I have no rights
If the second assumption is dominant, then they may make statements such as like:
- I don’t mind
- I have no idea
