To see clearly, something most of the world takes for granted, is an out-of-reach luxury for most of the estimated 2.4 billion people around the world who are sight challenged, and have no access to optometrists.
Yet it seems that the next president, whoever he may be, will be thinking most about how on earth to bolster his legitimacy and to keep control in his own country.At first sight, the challenge looks as if it would be particularly acute for Mr Bush, because he would have finished behind in the popular vote.
As home secretary, Theresa May established an inquiry into child sexual abuse to shine a spotlight on institutions characterised by a culture of secrecy, denial and cover-up in which child abusers were able to operate in plain sight without challenge or consequence.
The Poland international Lukasz Fabianski has set his sights on challenging Manuel Almunia to take over as Arsenal's regular No1 rather than stay just a cup goalkeeper.
And he set his sights on challenging for all of the five trophies still available to Chelsea this season, saying: "I have more desire to win trophies now than before.
Ikeme's previous deal at Wolves was set to expire at the end of the season but after seeing his progress checked by a series of injuries, the shot-stopper has set his sights on challenging Wayne Hennessey for a first-team place.
We must offer an action agenda that is also a moral agenda, rooted in Biblical teachings and religious precepts -- an agenda that will lift our nation's sights and challenge our nation's conscience.
Maybe that's a straw man, but we now raise our sights to challenge the most general form of (simple) substitution.
However, as we celebrate those victories let us not lose sight of the challenges still facing this country.
However, we must not lose sight of the challenges!
