morally. The Türkmen may sacrifice his own benefit for the sake of others.

If you ask for a loan from someone, he will lend you money, even if the lender is a bad person. But if the lender is a good person and does not have money, he says, “Come and relax, and have a cup of tea,” and then goes out secretly and borrows from his neighbour so that he can lend money to the asker. Even the bad person will reply to all requests for help, but the good one shares his bread too.

Only thanks to the will of Allah can we breathe. Our heart is a great and enchanting table where love, peace and spiritual blessings abound. When the contents of this table are shared they increase. If you act meanly, then they will cease to exist and fade away.

The more it is drunk, the sweeter and more abundant the water in an artesian well becomes. If it remains idle, the water supply decreases and smells stagnant.

Smile at your fellows when you greet them. When you smile, so will your fellows, and their smiles will invoke blessed feelings in your heart.

When you meet a crowd of people, don’t hurt anyone and pay compliments to everybody, and you will win everyone’s heart. This way you will see that they smile not only on the face but in the heart and their hearts will blossom like roses. Both you and others will be pleased to see this.

So you should be a good person, not for the sake of others, but for your own sake first of all.

Man lives on the earth but his spirit is both sky and heavens. If a man is morally degraded, no order or decree can change him.