Goals

"Self Expressions"... is Ultimately The Key to Any Social Organization or Endeavor. It is Essentially The Underlying "Reason" We Do Everything We Do! Any Relationship that Does Not Allow Us to "Express Our Self"... is Not a Relationship We Need to Be Involved In. If The Relationship is with Our Government... Then It Is One We Need to Change!

The World Around You is Always Working for "Its Own Self Interest"... all the while Laying Guilt Trips on You for Not Agreeing With Them... when One Tries to Put "Their Self Interests" First. You Definitely See It in Organized Religion and Government. You See It In Education and Other Social Institutions. You Even See It In Your Parents! It Doesn't Mean that No One Cares About You... especially Your Parents. It Just Means that "Self Preservation"... in All Its Ramifications... Applies in All Cases. You have The Right and Obligation to Make "Your Self Preservation" The Highest on Your List of Life Priorities... with The Consideration that "Others" Have That Same Right and Obligation.

For Government... A Constitution that Protects and Guarantees The Rights and Interests of The Individual... is Absolutely Necessary for Self Expressions to Grow and Thrive in a Society. Indeed... It Was From The Interest of "Self Preservation" that Motivated The Doctrines in Our Constitution to Be Integrated Into It in The First Place.

But "Self" is a Concept that is Very Difficult to Define and Recognize. In Its Ambiguity and Abstract Nature... There is a Lot of Room for The "Forces That Be" to Undermine Your Right to Self Expression and Self Actualization.

Expression of The Self takes Many Forms... from Emotions to Mind to Intellect to Physical to Spiritual to ???. We Know Very Little About The  Self and Human and Individual Nature. What We Recognize as "Personality" in An Individual... is a Culmination of Many Many Factors. That is Why It Is So Important for Acceptance of Diversity in All Human Forms to Be a Critical Factor in All Social Systems... and Their Institutions.

"Cairo"... in All of Its Facets... has The Capacity to Embody The Various Forms of Self Expressions. The Key Word Here is "Capacity". To "What Extent" is Cairo (Government, Education, Religion, etc.) Ensuring, Promoting and Fanning The Fire of Essential Self Expressions?

What "Grade" Would You Give Cairo?:

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Education:  ?

Religion:  ?

Business:  ?

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In an Ideal Situation... Our Grades Would Probably Not Be Very Good. In Our Current Situation... They Are Definitely Not Very Good.

We Have The Capacity to Create an Ideal Situation... Where Our Grades Would Be Excellent! It is At That Point... We Will Gain Local and  State Recognition. With The Realization of Growth and Development of Little Egypt... We Will Gain National Recognition. With The Realization of The Star Pyramid World Monument... We Will Not Only Gain Global Recognition... We Will Become The Greatest Tourist  Attraction of The 21st Century. No Bout Adout It!!!

But... To Get Back to Basics...

It Is Important that Cairo and All Its Institutions do All They Can to Encourage & Promote Personal Development... and to Create Programs for Active Self Expressions.

One of My Projects is "Cairo Bands"... which I have Discussed in The Projects Section of The Web Site. Music is One of The Greatest Means of Developing Essential Self Expressions. The Program Could Be Very Dynamic in That it could Expand Into "Little Egypt" Bands. It Would Engender Competition... and Could Even Involve Scholarships Eventually.

Obviously, Sports is a Major Interest of Cairo Youth... especially Basketball. Self Expressive Programs in this Area Could Be Very Productive in There Capacity for Personal Growth and Development.

Academics is In Dire Need of Self Expressive Programs... where The Intellect and "Intellectualizations" are a Secondary Consideration to "Mind" and "Soul" and "Emotional" Thinking and Knowing... and Essential Forms of Self Expressions. The "Arts" are Very Much a Part of This Type of Creative Self Expressions.

Business Models that Accent Environmental and Human and Animal Concerns and Interests could also Be Good Project Proposals. Not only could The City Help Greatly in The Training Part of These Projects... it could also Provide Opportunity for The Formal Creation and Promotion of Business that Would Reside in Cairo... and Contribute to Its Present and Future Growth.

The Bottom Line... is When it Comes to "Self Expressions"... there is No Limit to What Can Be Imagined and Developed. Just takes The Right Attitude and The Faith and Belief that It Can Be Done!

The "Personality" of Cairo... Can Be The Personality of Its People... Who In Being Themselves... Can Make Cairo a Star!

Don't Let Anyone Define Your Life. Be Your Self!

Thanks for Your Time and Interest...

As Mayor...

I Will Work to Promote & Develop Programs with "Self Expressions" as There Main Purpose & Theme. Community Involvement and Participation is a Major Issue and Concern of Mine... on Both a Personal and Administrative Level.

Thanks for Your Support & Vote!

Lonnie J. Burris

Candidate for Mayor

The City of Cairo, Illinois