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Behind the Bastards
It was described as a bizarre and self-aggrandizing book by the dictator Turkmenbashi, claiming to be God's prophet and containing a mix of history, self-help, and religious elements.
Runama is a visit to this land. Runama is a visit to the past of this territory and a visit to the future of this territory. Runama is the visit made to the heart of the Turkmen. Runama is a sweet spi...
— Episode: Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who...
Episode: Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared...
It was described as a bizarre and self-aggrandizing book by the dictator Turkmenbashi, claiming to be God's prophet and containing a mix of history, self-help, and religious elements.
Runama is a visit to this land. Runama is a visit to the past of this territory and a visit to the future of this territory. Runama is the visit made to the heart of the Turkmen. Runama is a sweet spiritual fruit grown in this territory.
No human being who has not experienced what I have lived through can understand me.
Time is a mace. Hit or be hit.
Laziness means being profligate and leaving one's self to be blown about by the winds of fate. Be hardworking and you will generate returns in cash. Be lazy and you will get into debt. The comfort that laziness provides is like the taste of a sour cucumber. Out of mercy for yourself, work. Joblessness, lack of wisdom and laziness will damage you more than your enemies ever could. Time is a wild predator, but if you train it, you may use it to your benefit. Do not be subject to time. Let it be your subject. Live so that you regret nothing when you die. Living does not only mean passing time, it means reaching eternity after passing through time.
If everybody likes their own nation, then the nations will like each other.
Episode: Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared...
It was described as a bizarre mix of history, religious text, and self-help guide, written by Turkmenbashi, who claimed it was more important than the Koran and guaranteed heaven with three readings.
Runama is a visit to this land. Runama is a visit to the past of this territory and a visit to the future of this territory. Runama is the visit made to the heart of the Turkmen. Runama is a sweet spiritual fruit grown in this territory.
No human being who has not experienced what I have lived through can understand me.
Time is a mace. Hit or be hit.
Laziness means being profligate and leaving one's self to be blown about by the winds of fate. Be hardworking and you will generate returns in cash. Be lazy and you will get into debt. The comfort that laziness provides is like the taste of a sour cucumber. Out of mercy for yourself, work. Joblessness, lack of wisdom and laziness will damage you more than your enemies ever could. Time is a wild predator, but if you train it, you may use it to your benefit. Do not be subject to time. Let it be your subject. Live so that you regret nothing when you die. Living does not only mean passing time, it means reaching eternity after passing through time.
If everybody likes their own nation, then the nations will like each other.
Episode: Part Two: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared...
It was a book written by Turkmenbashi, and he made it a required text across Turkmen society, even in mosques, and people swore oaths upon it, leading to conflict with religious leaders.
He required universities to test all applicants on their knowledge of his dumb book, the Runama.
...in 2004, he demanded that the Runama should be used in mosques alongside the Quran.
...he considered it a personal insult that anyone would want to read any book besides the Runama.
...Turkmenbashi's equally important book, the Ruknama.
...he also required that doctors swear an oath now on the runama rather than the Hippocratic oath.
