Journal 6 - Commentary on Success

"The Story of the Three Little Pigs" doesn't seem much but it packs a lot of morals, lessons and advice along with it. There are many reasons to the pig's success as discussed in the previous journal. Some of them are the pig's wittiness, the pig's choosing of the brick house, and the pig being earlier than the wolf. The pig's reason for success was that he chose to build his house out of bricks. It kept the wolf out but there might also be other reasons behind it. Firstly, to comment on his decision, it was the right choice. He might have chosen the brick house because he knew brick was a strong and that he could build a strong house with bricks. There is a possibility that the pig built his house similar to that of his mom. His mom is an old sow who survived the dangers and raised three kids. Her house might have been brick or other stronger material like metal. The 3rd pig followed his mother's advice. He did the hard work and woke up early. He took advice from his elders and he succeeded. He witnessed failure of his brother and he wanted to do better. However, there could be one other explanation for his main reason of success, the choosing of the brick house. It is that it is out of sheer luck. This is because the story doesn't say anything about the pig rejecting the hay and the sticks in order to get to the brick house. The story just told us about the three pigs each meeting a different man with a different material. All in all, his choice of the brick house allowed him to survive by protecting him from the wolf and may be even seeking revenge for his brothers. I therefore believe that the right decision is sometimes all you need.