For thousands of years, Kazakhs have been mainly nomadic, so nomadic life is a basic characteristic of Kazakhstan. The environment where they live, produce and live is a vast grassland with mountains, rivers, lakes, Gobi and deserts. Because their production and lifestyle are closely related to the vastness and grace of nature, they love every plant and tree in nature, are considerate and caring for nature, and regard nature as the root of life. Since childhood, they have been exposed to endless pastures, endless scenery, endless treasures, countless horses, camels, cows, and sheep, and endless love songs. Since they were very young, the seeds of loving nature, cherishing the environment, and cherishing life have been sown in their hearts.
When I was very young, my parents told me: "Humans come from the soil. 'Gasagan Allah' (the God who created all things) first created the heaven and the earth, and then made a man and a child out of the clay with his own hands. The two women, the male named Adamuata and the female named Havana, gave them life. As a result, Adamuata and Havana worked hard and multiplied, and humankind was born and has flourished to this day." : "Human beings are the children of nature. If they are born, they will not be taken away by death. This is the law." When a person is born, the umbilical cord is cut, which proves that there is another independent life. When a person's navel cord is connected to the earth's energy, it has positive energy; the blood from the navel cord overflows on the land, indicating the sacredness of the land and the preciousness of life. Therefore, we must not destroy the natural environment, do not pollute rivers and springs, respect nature, and treat life well. ”
I was puzzled at the time. I never understood the wonderful relationship between nature and people. I always thought that there was an otherworldly external environment that affected life and the material world, including people. This might be "Tang'er" (Unknown God).
No matter what, I will try to regard my parents' words as the will of "Tang'er", believe in and worship him, and worship the sun, moon and sky as much as possible in my words and actions. , earth, water, fire and other natural phenomena, never relieve yourself in the direction of the sun and moon; do not spit in water or fires, or spread dirt; keep the environment clean near your residence, next to water sources, and around cemeteries No damage to the vegetation. Regard fresh and tender spring grass as a symbol of life and avoid pulling weeds. Regard trees as the backbone of the earth. Do not cut down or burn them. If there is no fuel for heating or cooking, try to pick up some dead and fallen tree trunks and dead wood. or shrubs; you cannot destroy bird nests or pick up bird eggs; when hunting, you must strictly follow the seasons, hunt in autumn and winter, and do not hunt pregnant animals and cubs, etc.
"Tang'er" used to be just a person in my heart. The unknown god often listened to some folklore when he grew up, and his understanding of its divine charm suddenly came to life. According to legend, the white swan rescued a warrior named Halicha Hader, who later became the unknown god. He married a beautiful woman, lived with warriors, and became a Kazakh ancestor; the eagle is the only divine bird that can look directly at the sun without being burned. Regardless of hunting or flying, the eagle is always the ultimate hunter in the blue sky. Tame animals and become friends of humans. Birds and beasts coexist with humans, and some even have kinship with tribal clans. They are regarded as tribal totems and are worshiped and cherished. These stories exist in Kazakhstan. In the vast cultural activities such as folk abstracts, oral literature, singing and chanting, aytes (duet singing), etc., a large number of them are reflected in life customs, proverbs and aphorisms, widely circulated witty sayings, riddles, raps and persuasive songs, and heroic poems. , love poems, folk stories, myths and legends, elegy, and dedications, I gradually understood that "Gasagan Allah" not only created himself, but also created people and all things, gave people language and brain, and also gave him enough energy. The products and lush aquatic plants are collectively called nature. Human beings are the creation of nature. How can human beings have an equal status with nature and the large ecological environment? Human beings are born from natural ecology, rely on natural ecology, and are closely connected with natural ecology. Neither nomadic nor farming peoples can dominate the natural ecology. They can only use it scientifically and rationally, and can only maintain the balance between the natural ecology and the living environment.
Our ancestors have been in the process for a long time. During the development process, a unique awareness of environmental protection has been formed. Cherishing the surrounding nature and living in harmony with the living environment should be a "natural instinct" of our ancestors, an emotion generated in our bones and a persistence in protecting the natural ecology that is closely related to ourselves. Pursuit. Our ancestors believed that horses, cattle, sheep, and camels raised by humans are also products given to humans by nature, and each of them has its own natural messenger called a dominant god.
For example, the god who dominates horses is "Kanbal"; the god who dominates cattle is "Zange Baba"; the god who dominates sheep is "Qiaopan Ata"; the god who dominates camels is "Oishara". These dominant gods each protect their own livestock. If humans get along well with nature, they will live in peace, help humans manage livestock well, and enable humans to live a good life.
I think this way, and I try to practice this way, beautifying my environment into a paradise on earth with the right time, right location, and harmonious people, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, gurgling water, luxuriant water and grass, and green grass. However, I feel somewhat powerless and feel a long-lost feeling, an embarrassment that I have experienced before but never realized. At this time, I remembered that my parents prayed five times a day (Islamic reciting sutras and performing exercises five times a day), and once again concentrated on praying: "The water comes from the source. When you see a spring, dig out the spring. Don't let these springs dry up; don't cut down saplings." , be careful of your life being lost prematurely; don’t pull out the green grass, otherwise it will be short-lived and wither like the grass; it is better to leave green mountains to future generations than to leave property to future generations." and other admonitions. I gradually realized that these were not only words chanted by my parents, but also philosophical sayings left to future generations, and also the environmental protection realm they should educate future generations to achieve. After thinking about it for a long time, I feel that this is a matter of course. Even though I am now older, I still have to learn it firmly. In this case, you also have the right to choose the natural ecological environment from a worldly and personal perspective. This is an expression of sustenance and piety of the chanter. Of course, modern people have a firm belief that they should do more good deeds for society, take more responsibilities and fulfill some obligations for getting along with nature.
Later, my parents recited scriptures and chanted Taoism for a long time, and added three merits of being a human being: digging a well in the Gobi Desert is a merit, building a bridge on the river is a merit, Planting trees by the roadside is a meritorious deed. To drink water, you should thank the person who dug the well, and know how to be grateful; to enjoy the cool weather, you should thank the person who planted the tree, and know how to carry forward the past and open up the future; for the scenery on the ground to be good, you must have the company of cattle and sheep, and for the scenery on the river to be accompanied by weeping willows. "My parents persisted in chanting sutras and chanting like this all their lives, and finally returned to nature and died in peace. Now the task for me and my descendants is to develop the merits of their chanting and give them new content, so as not to let him (her) The expectations placed on them by chanting have been lost from our generation. This is a great injustice to them. I am their witness, and my parents’ natural feelings cannot be without witness.
In fact, We are enjoying the blessings of this world every moment, whether it is life or spirituality. If you think about it carefully, there are pioneers who lead the way of kindness in the world. Helping people produce, live, and pursue their dreams makes us feel comfortable and warm.
Our ancestor Farabi (the mentor, the guide) warned the tribe members early on, “Material is the foundation of existence. premise. “The universe is made up of stars and is in motion. The lower planets are ‘overflowed’ from the higher planets. The movement and contact of the planets produced the four material elements of water, fire, wind, and earth. These elements, in varying proportions and movements, form the various objects on Earth. "Farabi unraveled the mystery of the relationship between man and nature for the first time, pointing out that "man is part of nature." He once again affirmed that among the various objects that make up the world, there is also the specific object "human", and they together form our The material world we face is nature. So he taught humans, “You cannot violate the laws of nature, you must maintain the original nature and use nature rationally. Nature, like human beings, does not like plunder and violence. Its laws are eternal. If you violate its laws, you will inevitably suffer disasters and natural punishments. However, the rational use of the power of nature is the source of benefit to mankind." Farabi passed away, but his wisdom spread widely on the grasslands and was engraved in the minds of shepherds. Over time, it derived "the need to seek economic, social, and The modern concept of harmonious and coordinated development between the ecological environment, continuously creating sustainable development, improving the relationship between man and nature, and between man and man, and realizing the overall progress of human society. He warned future generations: "Humanity We cannot exhaust the lake for fishing, let alone burn the harp and cook the cranes. ”
Pursuing a better life, enjoying the gifts of nature, protecting and rationally utilizing grasslands is another ancestral precept passed down by the Kazakh ancestors.
Ashan Haige was a Kazakh man in the 15th century. A famous poet, philosopher and traveler from the grassland.
In order to find pastures with abundant water and grass for his people, so that the people can live a life with "milk like flowing water and sweet food everywhere" and build a new paradise for life, he rode a camel and visited the places and pastures where the Kazakhs lived. Constantly traveling the world. Ashanhaige's ideal "promised land" is that there is no such thing as rich or poor in the world, and people live a happy and stable life where humans and animals thrive. He hopes to be in an environment with "abundant water and grass, stones as golden as gold, trees full of fruits, and no natural or man-made disasters." "If we can find such a place, we can realize the "peaceful era when birds build nests on the backs of sheep", the era when nature and man are one, and everyone is in harmony. This is probably another kind of yearning, an ideal, and even more important. It is inevitable that nature will benefit the people.
Everywhere Ashanhaige goes, he evaluates the Kazakh grassland from the perspectives of topography, human ecology, and economy and society, and warns future generations to follow the laws of nature and protect the ecological environment. For example, Altay in Xinjiang was named after him, which means a place that can be used for six months. Overgrazing should not be exceeded and the grassland will be destroyed. There is also the place name "Sawur", which means a place like a horse's buttocks. , cold in winter and cool in summer, it is a transitional pasture, etc. The ecological evaluation of hundreds of years ago is like a living textbook, which was excavated at a certain historical moment and acted on future generations in a certain historical period. , Ashan Haige has indeed done something practical that is beneficial to human progress without harming nature. I am proud to say that Ashan Haige is not a person from another planet.
The grassland life of our ancestors. , cultivated and created the infinitely rich emotional world of their descendants, their brave and open-minded temperament, their understanding of the rich and beautiful nature, bursting out their infinite wisdom, and created a colorful grassland culture. At the same time, they lived in friendship with other ethnic groups and lived in the same land. Create beauty under the blue sky, treat nature well, and create more perfect brilliance.
Years ago, my father said wittily: "God said, give time and space to those who work hard, and give wealth and beauty. The one who protects the natural ecology. "Perhaps, my father's good words have been fulfilled today. We have the nature of love, and nature has left a precious gift to our descendants.