Smart Boy or Stupid Man

I am known for making mistakes. I've made small mistakes and large ones, I've sent wrong information to mass amounts of people, led girls on, wrote on the test square that says "do not write here", and even insulted a person here and there (though hardly on purpose). But many people don't know that I walk tall. I can admit that I've made a mistake; I will hold my head up high, look you in the eyes, and I will tell you "I am wrong, I know it and will do what it takes to fix it."

We can always try to fix something, but it's hard. Sometimes it is too late, its not enough or simply enough the damage is permanent. I know this and try to avoid it when possible, but I tend to fail at that sometimes. I can try to send the correct message, apologize and clarify to girls, erase the pencil in the box and beg for forgiveness from people. I know though that not always the action is enough, you need to have meaning for it or else it is as good as saying or doing nothing. Even with meaning the memory remains; people still feel deceived, the trust is gone, that person has wasted time and you can still see the smudges on the test paper's box.

The problem with people is that, we are all people. We all can rely on never relying on one another. I am not talking about trust, but am talking about never knowing how a person will react and how they will remember the mistake. Will they yell and cry, or will they simply ignore the event, message or smudge. Will people laugh at the memory in the future, or will the remember the feeling of being deceived. Or will it be a mix of any of the choices? or will it be one of the thousands of possibilities that were left unnamed.

Now even before all of this there is the part of one of two; being the smart boy who stands tall or the stupid man who prides himself. Let me start by explaining the two, starting with the boy.
The smart boy is a person who knows the mistake, even if he realizes it too late. The boy will do whatever it takes and whatever possible to fix and correct his errors. The boy knows what he did and stands tall, toe to toe with whomever and will admit his fault. He is neither proud nor disappointed by his mistakes or how he addresses the problem.
The stupid man is a person who commits mistakes regardless of whether or he knows the outcome or repercussions. He not always knows when or if he's committed an error of some sort. When he finally does know he tries to either fix it and prides himself in his effort to correct his wrong, also regardless of whether or not he's truly corrected his wrong. The other is that the man won't fix it but will admit his wrong and will be proud of it. He will be proud of either the mistake or the fact that he admitted it. Either way, he is proud of what he has done.

Now what is your take on this? Are you the boy or the man? Who would you say I am?

Please I want to know your opinions.