Plastics- Ji-Hae Kim

At the age of ten or so, I stopped asking for things I really wanted. If someone got a toy or something I really wanted, I would just sit there upset that I didn't get anything but that other kid did. One time, my friend got some candy from our teacher and I blurted out, "no fair." I was a kid, and I wanted candy too. She looked down and me and carefully told me, "you never get anything unless you ask." The situation was silly and it wan't a big deal, but that advice stuck to me. Nowadays, that advice applies to things that will effect my future. I can't get a letter of recommendation if I don't ask. I can't get that extra time to work things out unless I ask. I have to ask to receive. Even if I fail, I at least could know that I tried.