Father Hubley:  Believe it or not , I do understand the pressures and tensions of raising a family in today 's world . But I think this particular family compounds the problem by maybe being a bit too close to each other constantly , like Ping - Pong balls pounding and hitting off each other in the lottery machine . Except nobody wins in this _ one _ , least of all , the children . Which is what I got from this book . So it 's not about you . Or you . Or you . Or you . Or even Raymond , today . It 's about this little guy and this sweet , simple way of maybe giving you a message .