Letting go of the possibility of marriage and children, Dō-oh adjusted to what she called her “good life.” She worked long hours—and in a workplace filled with beautiful women, she established a strong personal image of elegance and style. She searched for her own life mission that could fill the void of never becoming a mother and found renewed purpose in striving to fulfill her maximum potential. “If I was a flower that couldn’t bloom,” she thought, “then at least I wanted my mind to bloom. At least I wanted to have a brilliant mind.”
