is giving always supposed to feel this way?

Last month someone begged for my help. He was shy on tuition fund for one of his kids. Long story short, I contributed to a half of it, and the guy promised to repay.
Next month when he asked for my bank account, I said to just give back a fraction. Consider the rest is my gift to his kid. To my surprise he wept, shook my hand and thanked me countless times.

Instead of feeling good or proud, I felt pity. I might sensed a little uplift in my heart, but it dissipated quickly. I’m confused myself. The more I think about it, the more I realized that I’m useless and limited. Thankfully this kind of experience only happens once or twice in my life. In the future, I would prefer giving without knowing the reaction from the receiving side.