Our perception of what is real and truthful can be very different from reality. While our basic perception of reality is manipulated by our senses, could other anomalies be at play? Could some unknown power predetermine our future and set invisible forces in action guiding us towards our destiny? When you consider the age of humankind, which by some estimates is around 1.7 million years, our understanding of the Universe in which we travel is still in its infancy. Only a tiny 500 years or 18 generations have passed since humanity discovered the basic shape of the planet we live on. As enlightenment slowly dissolves our ignorance, humanity begins to distinguish between reality and the mistakes that have affected our lives. I suspect that there are astonishing discoveries awaiting us that will surely aid us in our efforts to realize the truth. Will the day ever come when our mental capacity will be to the point where we can look into the eyes of another man and be aware of his sincerity or become aware enough of the world we live in to overcome a predetermined destiny? Perhaps one day we will, but until then we can count on playwrights to use the literary device of uncertain visions to challenge our reasoning and provoke our imaginations. The uncertain vision used by Sophocles in the tragedy “Oedipus the King” was created through a prophecy that predicted that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. When King Laius is informed of the prophecy, he orders his wife Jocasta to kill their son Oedipus. Queen Jocasta orders a servant to carry out the task and, according to the custom of that time, the servant left the child in the desert, to die alone. A shepherd finds him and takes him to the city of Corinth, where King Polybus decides to raise him as his own son. When Oedipus is older, he learns of the prophecy and thinks he is the king