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Ruhnama SECOND BOOK SAPARMYRAT TURKMENBASHY Ruhnama SECOND BOOK CONTENTS THE CULTURAL LIFE OF TURKMEN ............................ 9 SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM ................................................... 21 HAPPINESS AT HOME....................................................... 64 PARENTAL AFFECTION.................................................... 83 MANNERS FOR CHILDREN ............................................. 111 SACREDNESS OF FRATERNITY ..................................... 141 MANNERS FORNEIGBHORS ........................................... 155 MANNERS FOR RELATIVES ............................................ 176 KNOWING A PERSON BY HIS FRIEND .......................... 188 MEANING OF LIFE ............................................................ 199 THE DIGNITY OF BEING GREAT .................................... 220 DO NOT BE LOW, BE A MAN!........................................... 232 MOTHER; AFFECTION REFLECTED ON HUMAN- BEINGS ................................................................................ 255 HOW A YOUNG TURKMEN SHOULD BE?! ................... 269 READ, LEARN, KNOW!..................................................... 293 EVERYONE HIS OWN GARDENER ................................ 320 OWNER OF HEART ............................................................ 355 THE TURKMEN DOES NOT SPARE HIS LIFE IN BATTLES, AND HIS PROPERTY AT WEDDINGS!.......... 384 FUNERALS AND COMMEMORATIONS ......................... 401 GOOD MANNERS OF INDIVIDUALS ............................. 413 MAY YOUR SOUL BE HIGH! (BE HOPEFUL! HAVE HIGH MORALE!) ............................................................................ 424 Special Notice About This Edition of Ruhnama II This PDF version differs from the hardcover English translation as follows: (1) The Table of Contents has been placed at the front. (2) Graphics and footnotes have been omitted. (3) Spelling errors in the original English translation have been corrected. (4) Some grammatical changes have been made, when necessary, so that the text flows smoothly for native English speakers. The English translation published by the STATE PUBLISHING SERVICE of TURKMENISTAN is the official version of Ruhnama and takes precedence over this edition. Persons using this free PDF publication are encouraged to obtain a copy of the Ruhnama book. * THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION. * OATH TURKMENISTAN, MY BELOVED MOTHERLAND, MY BELOVED HOMELAND! YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH ME IN MY THOUGHTS AND IN MY HEART! FOR THE SLIGHTEST EVIL AGAINST YOU LET MY HAND BE LOST! FOR THE SLIGHTEST SLANDER ABOUT YOU LET MY TONGUE BE LOST! AT THE MOMENT OF MY BETRAYAL TO MY MOTHERLAND, TO HER SACRED BANNER, TO GREAT SAPARMYRAT TURKMENBASHY LET MY BREATH STOP! THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE INDEPENDENT NEUTRAL TURKMENISTAN The great creation of Turkmenbashy, Native land, sovereign state, Turkmenistan, light and song of soul, Long live and prosper for ever and ever! I am ready to give life for native hearth, The spirit of ancestors descendants are famous for, My land is sacred. My flag flies in the world A symbol of the great neutral country flies. The great creation of Turkmenbashy, Native land, sovereign state, Turkmenistan, light and song of soul, Long live and prosper for ever and ever! My nation is united and is veins of tribes Ancestors' blood, undying flows, Storms and misfortunes of times are not dreadful for us, Let us increase fame and honour! The great creation of Turkmenbashy, Native land, sovereign state, Turkmenistan, light and song of soul, Long live and prosper for ever and ever! Mountains, rivers and beauty of steppes, Love and destiny, revelation of mine, Let my eyes go blind for any cruel look at you, Motherland of ancestors and heirs of mine! THE CULTURAL LIFE OF TURKMEN My Beloved Citizens! We declared the twenty-first century to be the golden century of the Turkmen. We established a peaceful, neutral and stable state. Following Ruhnama, I have read the letters that reached me everyday, reflected on them and finally decided to write a second volume of Ruhnama, entitled "Spiritual Wealth of the Turkmen," which is in your hands now. Our discussion this time shall basically cover our spiritual wealth which makes a Turkmen a real Turkmen and values which constitute our manners. If these manners and rules are duly implemented, abundance and affluence will be ours. Our ancestors have produced invaluable spiritual wealth. When you read this book, you will treasure the unprecedented Turkmen manners and clearly see what a great resource they are as well as the importance they carry. Humanity and science are moving along incredibly fast; day by day, conditions in the world and survival are becoming increasingly complicated. If you do not benefit from science in the twenty-first century, you shall find yourself in a difficult situation. Experts in this field state that within the next twenty or thirty years computers created by mankind will become more intelligent than the human himself. Understanding the level science has reached requires more and more serious preparation and education. 9 A man who learned how to swim in his childhood will directly jump into the river and swim across. Yet, a man who has not learned how to swim, has to stand up and wait like a rooted tree on the river bank wondering whether there is a boat around. Analogies are driven not only between life, the sea or the river; but life is also compared to the metaphors of a woman, a snake or a liar. It is compared to many things. Life is more complex than what it is compared to. For this reason, adults should make it their duty to raise exemplary generations to take their place. The duty of educators is to ensure that the youth graduating from schools comes out ahead of their peers from other countries of the world in terms of science. The value of each and every generation is commensurate with its efforts to raise new generations to replace them. For the progress of the State, homeland and people, it is absolutely necessary to have well-educated generations who have good knowledge of science. * * * * * The bliss of the world lies in knowing, learning, thinking and understanding. The richness of the world cannot be measured; it cannot be depreciated nor can anybody plunder it. This richness transforms into wings in the sky if you fly; it turns into ships, if you go out to sea and it becomes a light illuminating the darkness. This is the richness of knowing and learning. We are a happy and fortunate people. After eight centuries, we established the Independent and Permanent Neutral Turkmenistan State on a sound basis and helped our country become one of the most developed states of the world. We left the group of developing countries and became a developed state at the twelfth year of our independence. 10 The United Nations Committee of Development Policy declared this reality to the entire world. We were able to achieve this thanks to the Major Development breakthrough. Not only in the field of economy but also within three fundamental domains of the State such as politics, economy and morality, have we totally transformed our homeland during thirteen years. Consequently, Turkmenistan took a step onto a fresh, sound and strong path. In thirteen years, great changes have taken place in our country. Moreover, these changes occurred without sacrificing anybody or without any bloodshed. New opportunities, abundance and affluence are lying ahead. These unprecedented and unique achievements do not allow us to be prejudiced, arrogant or too relaxed. We know our duty very well. Atabegs were tutoring Sultan Alp Arslan's son, Prince Melik, in various sciences for ten hours every day. Melik Shah, the prospective Sultan, was spending a couple of hours a day with physical education and war tactics. All in all he would have only five or six hours rest. His mother, who deplored his situation, used to say: - My prince, why don't you take a rest? You are a prince. Melik Shah would respond: - If I were not to be the leader of this nation the education I have received and the sciences I have studied would suffice; yet, I have to lead this nation, in any case. Although the bright eyes of mankind see the outer world, his eyes are actually the doors to his inner world and his heart. The spiritual wealth of a man can be obtained solely through his bright eyes. It is not possible to satisfy those eyes by reading a thousand or a hundred thousand books, seeing a 11 hundred countries or traveling a thousand deeper parts of the world! Let our eyes be the means of spiritual wealth! Eyes see today, but a wise man's eyes also see the future. It suits a human-being to know many things. The more he knows, the sharper his looks shall be and the larger his horizon will be. Literacy has its own niceties. A human-being is endowed with two ears to listen to the world. The spiritual wealth goes through both of his ears. Meaningless, awkward and bad words tire people; yet, a human-being cannot be content with meaningful and nice words. Man is endowed with the ability of expression. No power as sweet, wise and precious like the ability of expression has been endowed to mankind. Wise words used by a human-being give him wings. Nice words expressed by mankind protect us against thousands of troubles just as prayers and ointments do. Man can reach the level of wisdom by learning through seeing, reading and studying. The wiser he becomes, the closer he is to God. * * * * * In the Holy Turkmen Sahara lives a bird who shares the same destiny and color. This bird
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