I feel this is a beautiful and sad story telling a mother’s uncommitted love to her children, especially Ki-kang whom she felt sorry to. Perhaps she was still a traditional woman who believed that eldest son must carry the family name, and Ki-kang also tend to get into trouble, which made her to be more worried about Ki-kang. Despite having poor health (she had heart disease) and being an illiterate, Soon-ok relentlessly went around finding ways to reduce Ki-kang’s sentence. It is heart-wrenching to know she was not able to visit Ki-kang several times despite making a long trip from her island home, and I really teared when Ki-kang was looking forward to meeting his mother but only learnt of his mother’s death. This is another story not just to praise a mother’s love, but also to remind us to treasure our loved ones before it is too late.♡