As a rule of thumb, it is best to sit back and let life lead on its own without trying to predict the future with outside assistance like that of the prophet Tiresias. In Oedipus; case, that would have solved his first problem, and therefore wouldn't have created the second either. Oedipus' prophecy why he is like this because he is never satisfied with what he has. The moral of the story is to relax and educate yourself, but at a casual pace so as not to overdo it. To express Sophocles' point as bluntly as Tiresias would: "don't be stupid like Oedipus: think before you act on a