Back in high school we had a literature teacher who, after every short story we read, made us do a little report on the story, including coming up with a theme for the story. Since we had not too much interest in this, we had a few lines down pat which applied to most stories, and would just use those.
The most popular one was "Man's Inhumanity to Man". It usually worked for most stories.

IN the past three weeks, I have heard so many horrible, tragic stories from the people around me, and it occured to me that this is yet another example of Man's Inhumanity to Man. It is really getting me down because so many of these problems were caused by people treating their fellow people in ways they would not want to be treated themselves.

-- A young teen passed away who had been battling drug addiction. Sadly, his drug problem was a result of him having been molested.
--A couple I know has gotten divorced, I dont know the exact cause, but the kids are going to suffer...
--A young divorced mother is having a very tough time financially because her ex husband hasnt given her a penny in child support. His family refuses to help her despite the fact that they have plenty of money. Everyone (Rabbanim) she turns to for help tells her they cant get involved or have no power to help.
--A newly wed couple got divorced within sheva brachos.
--The kalla's father had a heart attack and is in the hospital.

All these people suffering and their problems caused by other people being inconsiderate and heartless.