Karma from INFINITE CONNECTIONS by Jihye Lee Orchestra

Karma is the first word that comes to my mind when thinking of my ancestors’ lives, especially mothers. Women had been critically discriminated against in Korea. We believed men are sky and women are earth. Women were treated as men’s property. Women took it as Karma, as the effect caused from a previous life, and suppressed their rage rather than fight for their rights. These mothers turned all their sorrows into beautiful transcendence, stood strong as the solid foundation for family, and dedicated their lives to make a better tomorrow for their daughters.

- Jihye Lee