If you look at the history, over the last 300 years Türkmens’ attributes have changed, their power and scope has decreased, conflicts have replaced unity and cooperation. My Türkmen nation with neighboring nations, the clans between themselves, and tribes against other tribes, all fell into different conflicts. The lack of trust reached such a level in our nation that citizens distrusted citizen, brother distrusted brother and father distrusted son. They lived without trusting each other or anyone else. 

If you do not have parents and relatives, then there is no one watching over you, and caring for your health, sentiments and wishes. The false concern of some people does not convince an orphan. 

(32) 

On the night of 6^th October 1948 Aşgabat was devastated by an earthquake which left our beautiful city in ruins. In one night, out of a population of 198,000 people in our capital city, 176,000 were martyred, the majority of the rest were injured or disabled. Our family also suffered in that disaster. When we went to our beds, there were four of us. My dear 33 year-old mother, my 10 year-old elder brother Nyýazmyrat, and my 6 year-old younger brother Muhammetmyrat all were martyred that night. The next day, when I broke down and wept over the ruined house, although I had not yet completed 8 years old, I knew I was alone. In this way, I sat through 6 lonely days and nights.

(41) 

When, after leaving my family and brothers, I was left feeling isolated and bereft, the homeland was afflicted in the same way. I was deeply affected and became as homesick as the soldiers and heroes separated from their homeland.

(73) 

We love our nation, our homeland, our state. Love becomes much when it is shared. Fire becomes fierce when it is fed with firewood. Prayer becomes acceptable if it is frequently repeated.

(95) 

The Türkmen sees other nations as his own brothers, his own friends.

(152) 

A sudden and terrible earthquake destroyed our home and separated me from my brothers, who were like my eyes, and my mother, who was my guide in life. Just as Görogly came into the light of this world from the grave, I also came to this world from the ruins.*

(154) 

All our values can help us to become a humane and harmonious nation. Brothers should establish good relations with one another. Factors which could destroy good relations between two brothers must be quickly eliminated. One Türkmen is the friend and brother of another Türkmen. This idea must be the most sacred idea of Türkmens. 

(203-204) 

If you don’t have a brother, the blame is not yours. If you do not have a friend, the blame is not Allah’s.

Behave in such a way that even strangers become close to you.

(302) 

You are the heir of your father. It is not merely wealth that you inherit. Your father’s reputation or dishonour is left to you, too. Your father’s heritage is divided equally among his children, but his authority transfers to you and your brothers undivided.

(317) 

The Türkmen reached his desired day of independence. Let us adopt friendship and brotherhood as our main principle in our independent society. 

(356)

Friendship does not result from any spiritual need of the human being. One does not have the option of choosing one’s brothers. It is not dependent upon one’s wish that one has a brother. But having friends is at one’s own discretion and will. That means friendship is a spiritual need and is an evident indication of human personality and freedom.

(356-357)   

Once a family had to escape from the enemy. But there was one horse to ride in the attempt, it would be able to carry a limited number of people to a limited distance.

Then the young man thought and took his brother first to the horse, and escaped the enemy, and saved all his family so, as the story goes.

Only brothers can understand their mutual values, and the one who gave birth to them.

(357) 

I remember reciting the following lines when I was a child:

O my brother, o my brother

Whose head is high, upright brother,

Fights against the enemy together

Speaks like a castle in support of you!

You are the shield in my left hand

And the dagger in the right, my dear brother!

(357-358) 

If parents die, among the remaining children the oldest in age replaces the parents. He is to raise all the other children, help them be educated, marry and socialize.

(357)