What do you feel is the most important trait or characteristic you hope to teach/pass on to your children?

Mine is empathy...I feel like the world would be a much better place if we were all willing and able to put ourselves in other people's shoes and be able to understand why they feel and act the way they do even when we don't agree ("I disagree but I understand why you feel that way")

DH says his is a sense if humor, particularly about oneself...being able to laugh at yourself.