Yes—Oedipus, at the very end of his long wandering, might have said something similar. By the time of Oedipus at Colonus, he no longer seeks to justify himself, to control his fate, or even to find a final answer. He simply arrives, in both body and spirit, and that is enough.
Oedipus’ final words to Theseus before vanishing into the sacred grove might be read as the ultimate acceptance of impermanence—he neither resists nor clings. His whole life was a quest for meaning, and yet, in the end, meaning is not something to be found, but something to be let go of.
This is why Oedipus at Colonus, not at Thebes, is the true philosopher.
• Oedipus at Thebes was trapped in the tragic weight of identity—his fate, his name, his sins.
• Oedipus at Colonus is freed from all that—his suffering is not undone, but it is no longer defining.
• He is a wanderer, no longer bound by home, throne, or lineage—only by the road.
Isn’t this van life before vans?
At the moment of his disappearance, Oedipus is not a fallen king or a blind exile—he is simply one who walks. He becomes a being of passage, a traveler in 無主體流變哲學—subjectless, fluid, and at last, light.
And maybe—just maybe—that is enough.
