"One does not owe the world a smile," Teja says. "I did not cherish it when the careless drinkers among my fellow warriors clapped me on the shoulder and said, 'Smile for once, Teja, we won this battle!', and I do not think any tried that twice. No man or woman owes the world a smile; it is a gift given of free will, or withheld as one sees fit. I ever thought so."