Briefly, what were the four images of Abing?
What will be an ideal response?
• 1. The Taoist – Abing retained the Taoist faith he had embraced at an early age throughout his life. He learnt a huge repertory of traditional pieces, some of which he shaped into inspired instrumental solos. (the archetypal Chinese folk musician)
• 2. The Revolutionary – Began as a Taoist, but was expelled from the temple and eventually became a street musician. His few surviving pieces express the "innermost aspirations of countless multitudes of laboring peoples." (a tenet of Marxist theory)
• 3. The Romantic – He lived a mostly sad life in lowest echelon of society. Music was one of his few outlets into which he poured out his emotions. (His creativity is explained as an escape from a difficult life; he was a tortured genius.)
• 4. The Drug-addict – In his early Taoist life Abing showed much musical talent, but his life took a bad turn after he spent his parent's inheritance. He eventually turned to drugs and life on the streets, using his music to support his drug habit.
• Since Abing was actually known to be blind, each image incorporates a different explanation of his blindness.
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