contained in reference to the concept of homeland. Values and ideas should be personified so that a people becomes united and integrated. The process of personification is a sophisticated one. The personification speaks of the perfect degree of man and the national identity. When man reaches the right level of maturity in his ideas and thoughts on soul and spirituality, he reaches His Creator, Allah, the idea of His Oneness and Uniqueness. By the same token, the individual both generalizes and personifies the values that are important to him and refers to them through the concept of homeland. The homeland is one and unique. Unique means unequalled and invaluable.

Once he understands how sacred is the homeland, through his mental perception and feelings, the Türkmen can never yield to spiritual debasement. Since for him the concept of homeland turns into a proof when he speaks, into love in his heart, an unbreakable belief in ethics, perseverance in working, and into benefits in motion.

Spiritual debasement is a result of loneliness. If a man has faith in his heart, he will never feel inferior to others even though he earns less and lives in a simpler house. Regression in material things does not necessarily mean spiritual debasement. Material deficiencies might harm one’s body. But, only spiritual poverty, slackness of spiritual strength and faith can do harm to the soul. Therefore, maintain a pure heart, and never, ever neglect your spirituality, your spiritual well-being.

Man is a spiritual being. The most important problems and the most severe difficulties have to do with the soul. Even though he has material needs, man can survive if he adapts to the world at large in a modest way. But in the cases of spiritual hunger, needs of the soul, or ethical weakness, it is harder for man to maintain his human qualities. Man can be subjugated only when spiritually debased. Therefore highness in spirit is