Impress Me

Beauty doesn't impress me.
Sexy doesn't impress me.
Success doesn't impress me.
Wealth doesn't impress me.
Smart impresses me,
strength of character impresses me.
Most of all, though,
I am impressed by kindness.
Kindness, I think,
comes from learning hard lessons well,
from falling and picking yourself up.
It comes
from surviving failure and loss.
It implies an understanding
of the human condition,
forgives its many flaws and quirks.
When I see that in someone else,
that impresses me.

(Mostly taken from L. Unger -
but of course, mangled like I do)