Striving

I made a friend recently who has endeared himself to me very strongly (in a very platonic way - don't get excited). I was trying to figure out exactly why I have such affection for this person. He has a very giving personality, so that definitely is part of it. But it's more. I realized that, while this person admits that he has made mistakes in the past, he is working incredibly hard to not make the same mistakes again. He is striving to better himself and be a person that he is proud of. And that takes a lot of guts. I really admire him for it; it is quite inspiring.