What is the resolution of conflict in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place?

Ernest Hemingway's story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" doesn't necessarily have a resolution, which gives the story greater meaning. The story's climax occurs when the older waiter replaces the words in the "Our Father" with the word "nada." The story ends immediately afterward with the narrator explaining that the older waiter would prefer a "clean, well-lighted cafe" to a bar or a bodega, similar to the way the hopeless and deaf old man at the beginning of the story seemed to feel.
This gives the story a somewhat circular feel with the older waiter expressing some of the hopelessness and loneliness the old man displays. In fact, the older waiter consistently sympathizes with the old man, defending him from the younger waiter who tells the deaf man, "You should have killed yourself last week."
Ultimately, the lack of resolution in this story suggests that this hopelessness is the inevitable end of things. The old man once had a family, and now he is alone. The same thing is happening with the older waiter as he appears to end up alone. There's a good chance the younger waiter, who has a "wife in bed waiting" for him, will end up alone too. And, when this happens, they'll all want a clean, well-lighted place to drink.