the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > choose [verb (transitive)] > specifically a person (3)
intransitive. With on, upon. Of a burden, responsibility, etc.: to fall or weigh upon a person. Also (of a thought, emotion, or some other…
transitive. To fix upon (a person) for a particular purpose. Obsolete. rare.
Originally U.S. transitive. To identify (a person or thing); chiefly with as. Also: to select or choose (a person) for a particular purpose.