1 . In New England, watching falling leaves is an eagerly expected yearly delight. The changes _________ north in Maine, then make their way south in all their brilliant, colorful glory.

One spot in Maine-Acadia National Park-is a unique leaf watching _________. People drive hours to see the _________ moment. They drive on the park’s roads, bike and hike through its wonderful forests, and sigh at the beauty of autumn _________ reflected in calm lakes.

This national treasure _________ to me for more than its natural beauty. To me, it represents the lasting, positive impact that an act of _________ can have on the world.

In the early 1900s, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a supremely wealthy man, purchased a summer home in Seal Harbor, Maine, and fell in love with the natural _________ of Mount Desert Island. After retiring from the business world, he turned his _________ to charity. In his lifetime, he _________ nearly $ 540 million to causes he cared about.

One of these was __________ the area that was fixed in 1929 Acadia National Park. Rockefeller __________ large areas of land on Mount Desert Island, designed and built 57 miles of graceful “carriage roads” that he hoped would   __________ automobile traffic in the park. He eventually donated 11,000 acres of his land to the park, and worked with other wealthy landowners to encourage them to do the __________.

This story shows the lasting __________ that a generous mind can have on the world. Instead of __________ their pieces of this beautiful planet all for themselves, Rockefeller and others devoted their time, energy and resources toward preserving that __________ for leaf-observers, wonder-seekers and all who have faith that the __________ world is the one everyone can enjoy.

A century later, each of us can __________ from their generosity—and perhaps we can also become inspired to find new __________ to be generous ourselves, with our time, our money or simply our __________.