Shadows of Justice by Graham Michael Lesch Durban South Afrcan self pulished liberation history from the other side

An outstanding thing about Graham Michael Lesch (the author) was his sense of 'divine purpose'. He explained to me his time on earth was running short and he was to finish his book. This he was able to accomplish shortly before his final breath. In fact he gave me his hard copy of Robert Sobukwe's speeches one afternooon and said 'the book is in your hands'. His book / his life story is a living handbook to humanity and his journey is an awareness of the inner child within each one of us. In the short time (6 months) that we were working together I came to know a deeply dignified side of Graham. He was 'fair-minded,' he was hard working and he was dedicated. There is so much I have learnt. 6 months before his death and quite frail (he had already had several strokes over the last few years), Graham decided he would return my work in the editing of his book with the renovation of my South Beach flat. Jenny agreed that this could be a good meditation and Graham proceeded to strip the flat and completely overhaul and renovate. Graham was extremely effecient in communicating with people and garnering the respect of everybody. He treated every aspect of his life with great care. He treated everybody with compassion. And was a fantastic gardener. When Adam read the first draft copy of the book he travelled immediately to the house of Graham and Jenny. I happened to be there. Adam said he was amazed to meet a living person who had suffered so much. He proceeded to have the most amusing conversation with Graham: Adam was saying 'you must forgive the past,' and Graham was saying 'no, how can I forgive the past...' When we visited him in hospital only days before he died he was singing aloud and along to Bunny Wailor's 'Liberation Song'. What a fighter, what a role-model, WHAT A BOOK! There was a beautiful memorial service for him in botanic gardens in February of 2007.
Graham always said to me that when I finished writing his book I would turn to my passion of music. And this is what I have been able to do. We are all one in the spirit of love and that is why I acknowledge that the great change Graham created in his life is a ripple effect that can not be stopped. He did amazing things for many people and to me that is a realisation of how the light of love and life is passed from individual to individual and so on. His wife Jenny is a pillar of strength. And friendships have been extended through and with the kindness embodied in his lifes journey and its manifesation of healing and learning captured and documented in this book.

“Ever since the abolition of slavery, all nations scarred by inexplicable deeds, have revolutionised the ideological errors of their forefathers, creating a civilization, where human beings of whateve colour, race or creed, should be born with equal privileges, of the fundamental human rights, as established by the league of nations, with respect to all human beings. Surely this cannot be seen in P.W. Botha? And if the beast was discovered in Adolf Hitler and the Anti-Christ in Mussolini evidently this can be seen in presidents Botha, Vorster and Malan. Hendrik Verwoed paved the way for these Tsetse flies to place British Mentality in their Statute books. Those same men were the re-incarnation of the Anti-Christs for which humans paid the price. Along came FW De Klerk covered their crimes by financing Inkhata and now these Tsetse flies hold the honours for all the inhumanities without any shame, and so victims passed through the bowels of Christ.”

I saw so many African youth, who sacrificed their education in support of the A.N.C. Their motto: “Freedom first, education last.” The government itself cannot do enough. The moral values of African people have been disrupted. To restore our moral value will help with the aids problem. This democracy has an effect on our moral destruction. We don't know which way to go. It is a Western democracy and not an African democracy. Respect for the elderly people is the key to the regeneration of the moral values. The real fight today is against inhuman, relentless exercise of capitalistic power. The present struggle, in which we are engaged, is for social and industrial justice. We are today in the most literal sense a lawless society, for our law has lost its legality and become instead its opposite – mere force at the disposal of whoever is at the controls. The same foreign powers that supported the Nationalist government are the same sources behind much of the skullduggery

With my experience in the struggle, I had come across terrible things done to the African by the African and discovered a lot of jealousy. This affected me terribly. They had suffered so much under apartheid that one would believe that there would be comradeship in their communities. Even in this day and age, there are the elite few who don't seem to care a damn about the rest. So what was the struggle all about? The African youth must be brought into contact with reality. It is not only the African that suffered for South Africa, but many nationalities.The white man must change direction and realize he's got to apologize to the Africans for what he's done. Now is the time for the whites to do something constructive especially for the welfare areas. These are the most neglected areas. Nothing has changed since apartheid. People are still suffering. Those who have the ability to help bring relief, must come into these areas and experience life in the townships and see what is going on. Bus trips should be organized. The Whites don't socialize with Blacks. We must learn each other's customs. This is Africa. Whites no longer rule here. I will never give somebody something with my left hand. That's disrespect! Never ever. If I give someone something, it is with the right hand accompanied by the left. That is the African way.The solutions to South Africa's problems will not be found in political textbooks. Rather in unhypocritical practice of fair justice for all.