Iris Prasetyo
Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read

Hi Tom Kuegler! This is my first time writing a comment on Medium. About 20 or 21 years ago, I was accepted for a Master’s degree study at Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. It was rank 3 or 4 nationally in the US at that time for the IE dept. But there I was, so scared, insecure and failed to see the good things in me. The only thing that I felt was I didn’t deserve to be there, and I didn’t deserve one of the best scholarships from my country which were only awarded to 28 people at that time. My best friend would have been sick of me, listening to my whining. But thanks God he wasn’t. He kept saying positive words for me. So here I am, miles and miles away from you and you don’t know me, and I just want to tell you: you deserve it Tom. You deserve the good and the bad, the ups and the downs. The laughters and the cries. Because one day, like I am now (after cancer period about 10 years ago, and after session of depressions) you will look back and know you deserve it! My best wishes for you from the island of Eat, Love and Pray, where I was born and now live. Drop me lines if you happen to be in this island. I now believe nothing is impossible, with God grace. Who knows our paths will cross and we meet each other and share stories. God bless!

Iris Prasetyo

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