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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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