Thrive (thrv), intransitive verb: 1. To grow vigorously 2. To gain in wealth or possessions 3. To progress toward a goal
Middle English, from Old Norse “thrfask”
– Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Most ophthalmologists are conditioned by their hard work and resulting high station to feel exceptionally talented, or at least exceptionally lucky. And many eye surgeons could be said to thrive, although not all do. But some, even when they are indeed thriving by any reasonable measure, feel they are falling short of their potential.
That is an easy sensation to have in the present