Elders Epiphany

In the end of A Clean, Well-Lighted Place the Old waiter realizes what the older man is going through and how tough it really is for him. He sees the need for company when everything around is lost and there is no one else to keep you company. The old waiter values the time just as the old man does but in a different way from the young man. The young man wants to hurry and do things so he can leave while the older men want to just embrace in the moment and enjoy the time they have together, a trait only time can give them. In the end of the story the old waiter does have a epiphany because he realizes that he will someday be like the old man, old and alone looking for a clean, well-lighted place for himself to stay.