“You are the King of nobody’s castle.” That’s what a woman named Delores used to say to her husband when he became demanding and moody. Ralph could be a nice enough guy sometimes, particularly to his buddies down at the shop or at the bar; but other times, particularly to Delores, he could be downright ornery and mean. Today was one of those days when he wasn’t happy with anything.

Ralph was a guy who felt the world owed him something better. Although he had a job, a home, and a wife, he wasn’t happy with any of them. So, he took it out on everyone around him, and usually that was Delores.

What was Ralph’s problem? Yes, he was arrogant. Definitely mean. Probably a good deal narcissistic. Self-centered, yes! But he also was lonely, because when you push everyone in your life away, life be…