Prophet Noah wanted the youth to avoid making errors and not to be mistaken. He preached thus:

“If elders make a mistake once, their juniors make it a thousand times. If the father makes a mistake, the son makes a mistake; if the mother makes mistakes, the daughter makes mistakes; if the father-in-law and mother-in-law make a mistake, the bride makes a mistake.” 

If a child does something wrong, then his parents are guilty.  

Türkmen are loyal to their promise and principles!

The word of the older is an order (like a stately decree) for the younger Türkmens! It is obligatory for the older to respect their rights and esteem the young.

The way of Türkmen is the clean way. 

One of the factors that differentiates Türkmens from other nations is our approach towards religion. Our nation’s view on religion has always been the same even in the centuries when religion was dominant. The main reason for this is the secular bases inherent in the character of the Türkmen nation. The nation has always based its behaviour on discipline in life. It has accepted Islam with its own interpretation. It managed to synthesize pre-Islamic beliefs and traditions with Islamic ones without deviating from the essence of Islamic principles. This strengthened the life of this nation because in this way the Türkmen nation was able to protect its own foundations. 

The father is an example of wisdom, logic, patriotism, chastity and justice in the Türkmen tradition. The father is not thought to be the one who raises the child because he never says “Be like this, do this and that.” He sets an example for his child through his actions, his deeds, clothing and characteristics as to how one should be and live. A father can talk to his child through his eyes.

The women who knew my mother say, “How dear and affectionate a woman your mother was!” Those who knew my father say, “Saparmyrat, your father was a bold and fearless man. He would help people, and if he couldn’t help others himself, he would try to find others who could. He had such light in his face, he spoke courteous and beautiful words, and he was a man to be heard with joy.”

Thus I saw that what my parents had left for me was more valuable than what the Soltans left to their children. I raised myself to be the proper son that my parents would want me to be.

The well-behaved child does not grow on his own. The child needs guidance. An unguided child is like an untrained horse.

The first responsibility of the child is the fulfilment of the duties that are incumbent upon him regarding his parents. 

Equipping the child with social values, and rendering him beneficial to society at large as a skilled individual are the main aims of this guidance.

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.

Improper, unlawful and forbidden mean acting contrary to the good of society

Proper, permissible and lawful mean acting toward the good of society. 

My dear child!

Continue serving your parents even after they pass away. The services you render to the homeland will be of use after death, as well. Don’t forget about your homeland. The 

homeland can continue to exist only because it is always remembered.

It is a very sacred duty upon you to love and protect the father’s and the mother’s homeland and your independence in the way you would protect your most precious belongings. 

An Atabeg educated the son of a Soltan for 18 years. Upon completion of the education the Atabeg awarded him a certificate showing that he had received proper training. The Soltan’s son was raised as a brave man, a perfect horseman, and as sharp as an eagle. He had the mental abilities that would allow him participate in discussions with scholars. The Atabeg showed the skills he taught the Soltan’s son. The Soltan was pleased and said: “Go swim through the sea, my son Oguz”

The Soltan’s son replied, “Master Atabeg did not teach me how to do that.”

The Soltan turned to Atabeg and said:

“My son’s friends could have taught him what you taught. If he ever needs to swim, neither his friends, nor I, nor you could help.”

Dear Saparmyrat Atayeviç!

This letter I am writing to you is not an ordinary one. This is a part of my sincerest feelings, and an indication of my regret.

I worked under your supervision. You appointed me to a post that required responsibility, and you had confidence in me. You appointed me to the chairmanship of an enterprise, though not a major one. But, but...but.

But Allah decreed an undesirable fate for me. I was brought up in very harsh and difficult conditions, and in severe need. I just wanted my two sons not to suffer from the kind of hardships that affected my life. To that end, I stole money, accepted bribes, and accumulated so much wealth that it was enough to use till my death. I bought apartments, cars.. such beautiful cars. But... 

My younger son had an accident while he was drunk and driving. He almost died. It would have been better if he had died. His backbone is severely damaged; he will stay in bed for the rest of his life. My older son acted irresponsibly and wasted time during the privileged days of his father, and became a drug-addict. One day we’re fine, the next two we fight. He squandered all that wealth in five or six years. He made my younger son a drug-addict as well. His mother could not bear the sufferings of this world and died of heart disease. I suffered a lot when I was a child. I encountered many difficulties. I was raised as an upright man, but the wealth I obtained was of no use to me.

I stole and fed my children on what is forbidden and unlawful. The improper deeds we engaged in have their effects now.

My two sons were my sharp eyes; they were my hands and feet. I would not complain if I was blinded at my discretion by a physician. It would be my fair share to live as a creature with feet and hands cut off. If only death could find me and take my soul away. Unfortunately this is not so; I can neither live nor die in this world. This is how I ruined my future and did the same to both of my sons too. I am the only one to be blamed. I fed my children on what is impermissible and unlawful. Magtymguly was right to say, “You will give your account of your proper deeds, but you will definitely be punished for the improper, impermissible and unlawful.” Now I have received the punishment for such...

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