Impressive deeds are the crux of our lives.
The life of any individual is not well-patterned. There are many rough paths that a person encounters, no matter if he or she is wealthy, wise, or wonderful.
Aside from all confusions or controversies, one thing is vividly clear: we are born to make a tangible impact during our lifetime. 
It is our choice to identify a domain where we may do something different. Most of us prefer to go downstream, and a few of us accept the challenges and move upstream. Downstream means flowing with the stream, and upstream implies flowing against the stream. Against the stream signifies going to the roots of the matter to ascertain what is what. The people opting for downstream hardly reach the areas of further possibilities. 
It is advisable to accept the challenges and dive into the uncharted territories. Here we can add something to make human life better. It is a mechanism not to impress others but to prove the purpose of our precious lives.
In the absence of good deeds, people are rarely recognised. Even small good deeds make a huge impact. We can do something where we are, with what we have, and despite a series of limitations. It is not wise to climb to the top in one go; it is step by step that matters. 
Our intentions play a crucial role in moving us towards doing more than others in an elevated manner. At the outset, we have to remove the covers of self-limitations. This self-limitation has disturbed all our good designs in the nib, as our experiences suggest. Take care of this aspect. We are all capable in one way or another. Some people have done well in discoveries; others have done well in humanity. Things to be done are unlimited in our limited span of life. 
It is true that good deeds are possible only after meeting the essentials. It is equally true that we can achieve high goals when we aim high. There is no aim, and there is no gain. Incidentally, the majority are not thinking beyond the basic necessities. 
We must believe that we are not less than others. An ordinary person has become extraordinary because of his or her remarkable deeds.In a simple way, we can do exemplary work.