He was Utterly Taken Aback by the Unexpected Event.
She surprised the homeless man who lived around the corner from where she worked by bringing him a supper that she had prepared at home and placing it in a container for him to take with him. The man’s eyes started to flood up with tears the moment she had done speaking. It seemed incomprehensible to him that she would treat him with such consideration.
It was nothing uncommon for him to receive a dollar or two here and there; on the other hand, he had never had a full meal made for him by anyone. She came to the realisation that all of her efforts, as well as the sacrifices she had made, had been worthwhile when he said how much he appreciated them. She handed him a little cash before she left, but she afterwards decided against doing so because she didn’t want to leave him in a precarious situation.