Relative Truth

Relative Truth "The truth you speak has no past and no future/ It is and that's all it needs to be..." (Bach). In Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, Jim must release his notions of perfection in order to begin his “downward path” toward truth. Before Jim can descend into a heightened realm of truth and existence, he must let go of his need for perfection. Only then can he see the nature of truth in …

…only one quality- an ever-changing nature. Jim finally takes the plunge into a world of change where he must release his grasp of reality and accept what destiny delivers him. “Find things and thought in light; find the beginning of things and thoughts in darkness” (Grigg). Jim discovers a new realm of existence in light, but found the beginning of this new existence when the light of truth flickered in the darkness of the cave.