The world and all its components is neutral. Just like a rock, there is no emotion, meaning or intent inherent in anything we encounter until we assign it meaning.
Like the concept of squeezing an orange and only getting orange juice, what comes out of us is a projection of what we harbor within.
This reminds me of the Zen “Empty Boat” story:

A monk wishing to meditate away from others takes a boat and goes to the middle of a lake. He closes his eyes and begins to meditate. After a few hours of uninterrupted silence, he suddenly feels and hears a bumping of another boat hitting his.

He keeps on with his practice, with his eyes still closed, slightly disturbed though by the interruption of silence. He then feels the bump again. Now his thoughts rise and an irritation stirs within him. His anger rises to the point that he cannot contain it any longer. He is ready to shout at the boatman “who dares to disturb my meditation!”

However, when he opened his eyes, all that he sees is an empty boat, just floating in the middle of the lake… At that moment, the monk achieves self-realization and understands that anger is within him; it simply needs to hit an external object to provoke it.

WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING ON TO?
Is the world a miserable place?
Do you see the Garden of Eden?