I myself am the enemy who must be loved

The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook upon life. That I feed the hungry, that I forgive an insult, that I love my enemy in the name of Christ – all these are undoubtedly great virtues. What I do unto the least of my brethren, that I do unto Christ. But what if I should discover that the least among them all, the poorest of all the beggars, the most impudent of all offenders, the very enemy himself – that these are within me, and that I myself stand in the need of the alms of my own kindness – that I myself am the enemy who must be loved – what then?

– Carl Jung