Oedipus was born to fulfill the abominable prophecy of Apollo which is, to kill his father and marry his mother when he is grown. Even though he came to know about the prophecy of Apollo about him and could have used it as a tool to control how he wanted his life to turn out and prevent the ill prophecy from coming to pass, instead he made rash decisions in ignorance of the truth that led him to the state he later found himself in.
Oedipus displayed enough intelligence to solve the "sphinx's riddle" but not enough to escape what he was destined for. He allowed himself to be controlled by pride, impatience and hardheadedness, made him determine to find the killer of Laius ignorantly.
most importantly when he found out he killed his father he intentionally turned himself blind and also humbly apologized to Creon for the way he acted towards him.
in relation to my own personal experiences, i haven't really suffered but i try to use my mistakes in the past to forge ahead in tough and similar situations i find myself.
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