Apology and Forgiveness
It's easy to apologize when you find your mistake, the thing you wish not to repeat. You have then shined light on darkness. You have learned and become separate from it. You have understood your actions' impacts on others. An apology signifies that you've learned your lesson. An apology is also a prompting for forgiveness. An apology is an act of reconsolidation. Forgiveness is easy without a self. Answering a sincere apology, it creates compassion.