Sometimes we have this feeling that when we don't know things or when we don't know the answer, we try to discover them on our own. That's something good. Especially if you're trying to hone the skill of persistence. But when the going gets tough and you still can't find the answers, it's free to ask. Requires only simple gestures.
But sometimes,having that ego, pride and that little thought of "they might think of me as a lesser person" was quite a killer, and NO you're not on the latter.
Just consider this. There's greater or better result when you ask. Besides, you might end up taking the wrong path if you didn't.
Who knows. One day it maybe you giving that enlightenment needed.