When I say to myself: there is tremendous sorrow in the world, of which I am part—as I am the world and the world is me—that is a fact. It is not an idea, not a sentiment, not an emotional assertion; it is an absolute fact that I am the world and the world is me.
He continues with this underlying error that is belied by a meaningful semantic stumble: first says he is part of the world and then says he is the world. Rhetorically a significant difference, especially for his purposes
