One of these urges had to do with creating a state of peace in the midst of turbulence, a "still point of the turning world," to borrow a phrase from T. S. Eliot.

这些诉求之一与在动荡中创造一种平和的状态相关，借用 T。 S。 Eliot 的话来说，就是“旋转世界中的静止点”。

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