deeds are your monuments

I think it means that the deeds you do is something that people remember you by.they could be good or bad. for example you can be a firefighter and you save a family from death that good deed is what people will remember you by. But if you do a bad deed like do a crime people will remember you by that and i do not want people thinking i am a bad person.all people want to be remembered a good person but you must do a good deed.