Dudley Henriques wrote:

Learning to fly an airplane is a process that begins the first day you
climb into an airplane and ends as you take the last breath of your
life. If you have been taught properly by a good CFI, there is a very
good chance that this last moment and breath you take as the learning
stops won't be in an airplane.

You couldn't be more right.

I was fortunate to have several instructors who imparted that the PPL
and additional ratings simply meant you met the minimum standards on the
check ride day. At that point, it's time to continually learn and
improve as experience is gained.