The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
过去是一个异国他乡;他们做事的方式不同。
天地没有偏爱,视万物如草扎的狗;圣人没有偏爱,视百姓如草扎的狗。(引自《道德经》,萧鼎在《诛仙》中化用)
We can talk about a happening in three main ways: by describing it, by recounting its history, by telling a story about it.