Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great judgment seat
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth
When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!
So how would you interpret the slant of the entirety of the work?
Does Kipling have a valid point or was his noodling misguided?