A few years ago I did something I'm not proud of. In an effort to achieve a personal gain, I led on a friend in an effort to pursue a crush. Nothing became of the crush, but I lost the opportunity to take my friendship with said friend to a higher level, which I also kind of wanted to do. I was stupid and couldn't see what was right in front of me, and in the end I lost out on both fronts.
Shortly after this occurred, Hoobastank released "The Reason", and at the time, it correlated to what had transpired. Losing my friend over a crush made me realize how dumb such actions are, and how while that was the first time I'd ever done something like that, it wasn't the first time I'd THOUGHT about doing something like that. So I resolved that I'd never do that again. If I needed a friend to introduce me to one of their friends, I'd tell them that.
I've made up with my friend, though we've gone our separate ways in life, but I still think about what I did every time I hear that song. I feel sad and guilty for my actions, even if they've been forgiven.
