A Clean, Well-lighted Place

In the end of the story, the young waiter is happy as he can go back to home by making the old man leave the cafe, however, the old man and the old waiter feel sad and disappointed to go back to home alone. Unlike the young waiter, the old man and the old waiter have no youth or people around them. "Nothing is with thee", the old waiter understands the how lonely it is inside of the old man as he feels the emptiness or "nada". Like the old man, the old waiter sees the clean,well-lighted cafe is a shelter for him, where he does not have to be alone. The young waiter will not understand the feelings of the old man and the old waiter as he is still young and is surrounded by his loved ones.