Mussalman , Hindu , Jain , or Buddhist ? That is a hard knot . ' ` Thou art beyond question an unbeliever , and therefore thou wilt be damned . So says my Law -- or I think it does . But thou art also my Little Friend of all the World , and I love thee . So says my heart . This matter of creeds is like horseflesh . The wise man knows horses are good -- that there is a profit to be made from all ; and for myself -- but that I am a good Sunni and hate the men of Tirah -- I could believe the same of all the Faiths . Now manifestly a Kathiawar mare taken from the sands of her birthplace and removed to the west of Bengal founders -- nor is even a Balkh stallion -LRB- and there are no better horses than those of Balkh , were they not so heavy in the shoulder -RRB- of any account in the great Northern deserts beside the snow-camels I have seen . Therefore I say in my heart the Faiths are like the horses . Each has merit in its own country . ' ` But my lama said altogether a different thing . ' ` Oh , he is an old dreamer of dreams from Bhotiyal . My heart is a little angry , Friend of all the World , that thou shouldst see such worth in a man so little known . ' ` It is true , Hajji ; but that worth do I see , and to him my heart is drawn . ' ` And his to thine , I hear . Hearts are like horses . They come and they go against bit or spur . Shout Gul Sher Khan yonder to drive in that bay stallion 's pickets more firmly . We do not want a horse-fight at every resting-stage , and the dun and the black will be locked in a little ... Now hear me .
Is it necessary to the comfort of thy heart to see that XXXXX ? '
Balkh Bengal Hajji Hindu Jain Sunni Tirah lama snow-camels unbeliever