According to the perennial philosophy, that is, the one that gathers the most universal and basic principles, the object of the will is the good, to which some add that it is also the beautiful. Here we are going to take these two elements and relate them to that volitional capacity in the human being.

Approach

The will of the human being is attracted to good and beautiful things, so that the more goodness or beauty he discovers in everything and everyone around him, the more he will turn to them.

This objectively is well posed, the problem arises when we consider the emotions of the human being, and more specifically his subjectivity and this is true, the perception of good and beautiful is relative. But the fact that it is relative does not mean that there are not some things on which we can agree, only that this perception and acceptance will depend on many personal factors, among which here I highlight education and personal experiences.

If a person has not been educated in those nobler values that promote the development of the human being (love, generosity, honesty, etc), it is going to be difficult to put them into practice.

In the same way, if a person's experience with respect to something that we consider beautiful and good (for example, religion) was not pleasant, it will be difficult for them to feel attracted to it.

Application

- Do not judge people so easily, as there are several factors to be taken into account, by which they may refuse to act in a good way (Education, personal experiences, etc.)

- If we want to attract people to something good and beautiful (perform this or that action) we need to present it really like that, "give it good publicity", "mount a good marketing", so to speak.

- Doing what is in our hands to educate and make people have pleasant experiences about what we consider good and beautiful: a work of charity, the congregation in a church, study, work, etc.