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The
wealthiest is he who is rich in love and mercy.
Türkmens
should be rich in love, compassion and mercy. Independent and Eternally
Impartial Türkmenistan should be a country of friendship and
brotherhood.
WEALTH
IS A MEASURE AGAINST YOUR WILLPOWER
Wealth
is not an end in itself, it is a means. A means to become a proper man.
Wealth
provides benevolence as long as it remains as a means. When it becomes
an end in itself, it works counter to the good of man and does severe
harm to man, and in the end, destroys man totally. In that case, wealth
acquires that man, and the man himself becomes a tool.
Wealth
should be at man’s service, and not vice versa. Therefore one of the
most important problems in life is this: What should one’s view of
wealth be? What matters is that one should not surrender his heart to
wealth. In that case you will always manage wealth. One should really be
able to manage wealth because man has the following essence: Allah
created man out of light and soul, whereas all types of wealth are
material, so such material things must be at men’s service. Therefore,
excessive love of worldly goods is attempting to be the ruled rather
than the Ruler.
Your
bodily appetites are the most dangerous threats to you. If you do not
put an end to them at the beginning, then they can devastate you
completely.
Wealth
is water and man is the seed. If you use water sparingly and use it
efficiently, you will obtain great amounts of crop out of the seed. If
there is insufficient water, the seed
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