So much of the practice is adversarial. So much of life is unfair. One must have some sort of spiritual basis in order to grapple with the inequities of life. The best lawyers take time out between undergraduate school and law school. By takikng time off between undergraduate school and law school, many people develop a good work ethic.
Many people see the world.
You must have a sense of humor. No one wants to hire a single-dimensional person. No one wants to live next door to a single-dimensional person. No one wants to be the child of a single-dimensional person. Finally, no one wants to be married to a single-dimensional person.