It takes a lot of persistence until the search starts bearing fruit and working out. The gift requires the courage to decide on a Path that gives no guarantee of "success". I mean, what do you need free will for when you are being influenced by the future that your faithless eyes can see? You're not choosing between Truth and falsehood, but instead you're only choosing between a false path and another false path.
Who is this guy?
The real me who does not give up.