“Go in safety and good health. If you give us such riches, we will be happy with you.” The old man agreed to the wishes of that woman and approached the wife of the youngest brother and asked:

“My sweet girl! I shall make a long journey. Ask from me whatever valuable thing you wish.”

“Dear sir, may Allah be pleased with the favour that you do us! If you stay here, we will welcome you sincerely; if you want to go, I hope you will go in safety and good health. The riches that you have bestowed on us is enough, if not more, than we need. The best thing that you can give us is unity and integrity.”

The old man was delighted and said:

“Oh my sweet girl! How can I go, if I give unity and integrity to you? The sole source of all of my wealth is unity and integrity. Thus, I should stay with you until the end of my life.”

Now this Türkmen tale has become a reality in the Türkmen territory. Remember that Magtymguly the Great made great endeavours to give unity and integrity to the Türkmens in the eighteenth century. No matter how he tried he could not make others heed his words because there was nobody able to lead the Türkmens. For the leader of one tribe to unite with another, one of the two leaders would have to accept second place, but there was no Han humble enough to bear to take second place.

When is the unity and integrity of our country and people not degraded? It cannot be degraded when we accept the unity and integrity of our state in our heart and spirit.