Recently, inspired by memes (playing with memes, always referring to "what narrative"), I have started to view everything through a narrative lens:

What kind of narrative is as grand as a country? For example, the narrative of liberalism/individual heroism in the United States; the narrative of pursuing extreme beauty in despair in Japan; the narrative of civilization revival in China!

What is the narrative of a city? The narrative of Silicon Valley as a place of innovation, the refined narrative of Shanghai, the free and open narrative of Shenzhen, the internet celebrity e-commerce narrative of Hangzhou, and the escape narratives of Dali and Lijiang;

What is the narrative of an individual? From 2019 to 2023, entrepreneurship is my core narrative; from 2024 to 2025, investment is my core narrative; interspersed with the narrative of writing; next, having a child and becoming a father will be my main narrative.

From the perspective of time, it can be further subdivided:

What is the narrative for this year?

What is the narrative for this month?

What narrative will tomorrow bring?

Of course, using this narrative thinking to reinterpret the classic characters in world masterpieces will also open up the depth of understanding and a new world:

For example: Li Kui! The first time I watched "Water Margin," I vividly remembered this black fellow and couldn't forget him for a while. If you ask why I like him so much, it's just a vague feeling.

Interpreting it with narrative thinking suddenly brings a sense of enlightenment.

Absolutely real, adorably pure.

The unique narrative characteristics of Li Kui:

Express the most sincere emotions in the most direct, most violent, and most unreasonable way. Every action is a direct externalization of emotions, with no intermediate links and no rational filtering.

Lin Chong kills for a reason, Lu Zhishen acts for a reason.

Only Li Kui kills people, no reason is needed, only emotion is required.

This purest and most primitive expression of emotion, devoid of any impurities, is the reason why its character image resonates deeply with people.

He shows no growth from his debut to his death. He remains the same emotional, impulsive, violence-driven Black Whirlwind who resolves all problems with force. He refuses to grow, refuses to change, and refuses to adapt to this complex world.

In a world where everyone is becoming complex, worldly, and "mature," only Li Kui maintains the most primal simplicity.

How unique this is, throughout history and across cultures, it should be just Li Kui.

Of course, using narrative thinking to look at "Madame Bovary", to look at Don Quixote, to look at Trump, to look at Elon Musk, to look at Satoshi Nakamoto, can also give you a quicker and deeper understanding of these people.

Everyone can try this narrative thinking, it’s really awesome.