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the
development of Türkmenistan’s independence and the peace and comfort
of its citizens and to protect its land.
Our
youth and the rest of our nation should be strong morally and be rich in
spiritual wisdom.
From
now on, we should make sure our entire Türkmen nation, our
grandmothers, our grandfathers, our children in kindergarten, our young
boys and girls, never loses its enthusiasm. We should always strive to
make our people happy. Honesty should be their companion; they should be
enthusiastic with pure desires and wishes.
A
people living in its own land freely and independently and without fear
is a happy people.
Nothing
in history could degrade the humane qualities and hospitality of the Türkmen
nation. Neither has anything reduced its spiritual power. Any Türkmen
you can come up with would either be writing a poem or playing a musical
instrument to express his or her happiness. Many of the lines that
Magtymguly recited as the signs of the brilliant Türkmen spirit have
already become proverbs in the daily lives of the Türkmen nation:
Pyragy
asks from the Türkmen land / May the enemy keep away from its red rose
/ Before we pass away / May the enemy retreat immediately!.. O mankind,
the Türkmen land is my land / No other farther land is preferable to
me... Pyragy my eyes are so tired reflecting upon the homeland / It
seems that I will remain apart from my homeland...May vast lands Hydyr
wonders about be the share of ours/ Let our homeland be settled and
permanent / May we eat at the same table...A brave son comes from a
brave father, a coward will never become brave, / Never
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