Although they’d grown apart in adulthood and had their own families as siblings often do, the men made an effort to call one another and get together on holidays. But something changed in the last few years of Ron’s life. He’d grown distant, even more than before. The phone calls were few and far between, and when they did speak, the only topic Ron seemed interested in talking about were abstract concepts—the meaning of life, the essentiality of having a purpose, and the importance of service to others.
