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People tend to be blinded by the truth at times. Usually, the solution to their question is right under their nose and yet, still can’t see the answer. Blinded by the truth is what they call it. Many associations between being blind and enlightened have been made. It has been said that a blind person have the ability to see invisible things. They are able to â€Å"see† into the future. Though they don’t have physical sight, they still have another type of vision. In the play Sophocles’ King Oedipus, Teiresias, the blind prophet, told King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta the truth. Oedipus have been blinded his whole life about the truth and when he finally realizes the truth, he physically blinds himself. Jocasta, as well was blinded by the real†¦show more content†¦The evil doing was so hidden from Oedipus and the people’s eyes but yet so visible to Teiresias. Even though the prophet lacked the ability to actually see in the physical world, he s till had the skill to see through a person heart, a skill that nearly cost him his life after trying to enlighten Oedipus. King Oedipus started his life with a fate that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Trying to prevent this fate from actually happening, Oedipus parents, Laius and Jocasta sent him to the mountains when he was born to die. However, their mission failed when a shepherd found Oedipus and saved him. The shepherd passed Oedipus to Polybus and Merope. When he got older and learned of his prophecy, he ran away thinking that they were his biological parents. On his journey, he ran into Laius and ended up killing him. Continuing his journey, he answered the riddle of the evil Sphinx and became the king of thebes. After becoming king of the kingdom, he married Jocasta. He basically lived out his fate that he never knew he had. 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