[ Sasha takes a moment before speaking; it is a challenging thing, to try and explain the concept of forgiveness and asking for it, and that of apologizing and making amends. It was something she had to learn in her many lives after all. ] It is something one can learn -- a code of honor, if you will.
Hurting others, even if unintentionally, not only harms the other person, but the one who has done the hurting as well. There is guilt, and sadness, even disappointment. The desire to ask for forgiveness and to make amends is voiced in an apology, and it is in voicing this desire that both parties become aware of what has happened. It is in this awareness that people then act upon it, instead of leaving hurts to fester and grow into grudges.