This little anecdote feels especially timely to me right now.

When the London Times invited a collection of famous thinkers and authors to weigh in on the question, ‘What’s Wrong with the World?’ the Catholic thinker G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response:

Dear Sirs:

I am.

Sincerely Yours,
G. K. Chesterton.

I am what’s wrong. An example: I project my self-hatred and fear onto whole groups of people and convince myself they are the problem.