This
is not a history book. Though if we do not know the past, then the
destiny of our future generations will lie in obscurity or darkness. In
addition, their spiritual belief will diminish and Türkmens will lose
their fundamental principles. Therefore, it is necessary to be cognizant
of these things. Between the 17th and 19th
centuries, some states diffused wicked propaganda in pursuit of their
own national interests. They falsely represented the nation of Türkmens
as pillagers and merciless slaughterers, and described them as a wild
community who kill each other, living in tents, an ignorant, uneducated
and nomadic nation.
(44.)
In
the communist Soviet Union, which was founded at the beginning of the 20th
century by force, torture and blood, from 1987 on conflicts occurred
between various parts of society. Conflicts between the different
nations and injustice reached an unbearable level within the state, and
so government and its rule failed, and order tended to disappear.
(46.)
The
ruler should assign important jobs to capable and experienced advisors.
He will regret it if he assigns important duties to bad people.
(90.)
I
had no mercy on criminals and I never offended the innocent!
(91.)
The
Türkmen nation likes what is halal, so they do not eat or commit
what is haram for themselves or for their children. The Türkmen does
know that if he commits haram he will be punished immediately. He
also holds that if he is not punished, seven generations of his
descendants will be punished in the future.
If
you take and use anything that belongs to another without permission,
later you can give back it to the owner and you can also apologize to
him. But how can you give it back if you take and consume something that
belongs to the state and its citizens?
To
eat something that does not belong to you is like eating a piece of meat
from your own shoulder.
The
thing that Türkmens hate most is haram. I hope that our
honourable people will live within the fold of halal.
(184.)
The
ill-intentioned person, when he does a bad thing, thinks that he is
keeping it from people by hiding it. However, the inclination remains in
his soul. Later, due to this inner compulsion, he does another bad deed,
and thinks that he hides it. Yet the prick of conscience increases. The
more bad deeds he does, the more torture, the more remorse he faces. In
time, this irrational pursuit of bad ends becomes part of his character
and nobody or nothing can prevent him from carrying on.
Lawful
(halal) things give pleasure while forbidden things (haram) are bitter
and sorrowful.
(202.)
Gorkut Ata advised that
there are three reasons for any possible calamity and misfortune, and
these are: disagreement, egoism and taking something which is unlawful
according to religion. We should heed Gorkut Ata’s advice.
(269.)
The
malevolent man blames time and society for his faults, without ever
looking at himself. Teach your child to improve himself, he will do the
rest himself.
Avoiding
difficult tasks, turning to improper and forbidden deeds because they
are easier is a betrayal of your child. A person seeking worldly
benefits by doing favours to others could easily engage in improper and
unlawful deeds too.
(332.)
Wealth
is not an end in itself, it is a means. A means to become a proper man.
(361.)
The
Türkmen has a peculiar and interesting understanding of material
wealth. The Türkmen does not like material wealth. But that kind of
wealth is essential sometimes. The Türkmen adopts a modest way as usual
with respect to that matter. Man should not yield to material wealth,
for this would make man greedy; but complete denial of it would make him
abstain from the world as a whole.
(370.)
