Last Christmas，I didn't get a single Christmas present．This wasn't a（41）___ I had asked for it．As early as a week before Christmas，I had decided that instead of （42）___ presents，I wanted to buy presents for the （43）___ in the local orphanage （孤儿院）．

When I told my family my plans，there was a lot of（44）___．On Christmas Day，however，the （45）___ shocked me．

As I knocked on the door of the orphanage that morning．I fell （46）___ and unprepared for what was coming．I almost （47）___，but then a woman opened the door and （48）___ as she led me in．

I'd heard a lot about how orphanages were （49）___ built but the reality was still a shock．I instantly （50）___ it．There were no smiles．It felt a bit like being in a huge house filled with forgotten，（51）___ kids．

I was taken to a room full of children，and was suddenly （52）___ at how empty it felt．I wanted to make these children smile．I felt （53）___，and I was．

But then，as my presents were （54）___，the atmosphere in the room changed．I could see the （55）___ in the eyes of the children．My feeling of powerlessness （56）___．A little girl ran up to me and （57）___ my legs．I carried a little boy in my arms and he kissed me on the nose before lying （58）___ against my shoulder，which moved me to tears．

For many of us，Christmas is the best time of the year．The time I spent in the orphanage taught me that the （59）___ I felt at Christmases should not be taken for granted．It taught me to （60）___ everything that was mine．