Fangzheng was ambivalent towards such a way of bringing him up. The outcome of completely having a hands-off approach left him unfettered for years. After growing up, he was still full of it and spouted vulgarities all the time. Although he had been enlightened in particular philosophies of life and on how to be a better person, he was ultimately an ordinary child who had not received higher education. No matter what Zen Master One Finger did in his hopes that Fangzheng would figure things out by himself, how much could Fangzheng really comprehend by himself? As for why he did see some merit to it, it was because Zen Master One Finger had given him a happy childhood. His true nature had not changed. He was still himself, the Fangzheng from years ago!