Rather than the big splash – the masterwork, Oscar performance, Pulitzer Prize, MVP sort of thing.
Think of a pastor, crafting sermon after sermon each week.
A woman who found housing for the homeless and then patiently worked them through their finances to point them toward independence.
The big dreams of a novelist or poet page by page that never found a readership, or the correspondent for a local weekly newspaper.
A doctor or nurse. Teacher. Carpenter. Mechanic.
Keep your eye open and the list grows quickly.
It even becomes more impressive than many who have fame.
Jnana's Red Barn 