The end doesn't always justify the means.

Everybody gets used at some point or another in his or her life. In fact, we often welcome it. It is a deal we make to get what we want or what we need -- a ride to school, a ticket to the game, a hot date, a party invite. A mutually agreed-upon fair trade... usually. But feeling used is an entirely different matter. In that case, you are nothing more than a conduit for someone else's ambition. A member of their audience and a bystander in their fantasy.