There’s a soliloquy in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet where the title character contemplates what comes with death. Most every one on the planet knows the first line of the speech: “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” The rest of the soliloquy, which I’ve heard referred to many times as “The Undiscover’d Country Speech,” ponders what happens to us all after this life with the undiscovered country being death itself. The Bard’s words were never as poignant as they are today.
Certainly, Terri Schiavo has crossed into one undiscovered country today, while her legacy serves to create yet another figurative one.

You know, after running a blog site for a while, readers start to keep you honest. I’ve had several people ask me why I haven’t commented on the Terri Schiavo case yet. I had been waiting to see what Congress was going to do once they inserted themselves in to this story. Honestly, that’s when it became more important to me.
Now, I know how that sounds. People are probably wondering why the Terri Schiavo’s plight wasn’t important to me. Certainly there were and continue to be several hot-button issues at the core of this debate. I just haven’t been able to bring myself to comment on it before now.