Death doesn't have an opposite.

Death doesn't have an opposite. Death is a transition. It is no more the opposite of life than a bridge is the opposite of the land it connects. ... If we could get a glimpse of the eternal nature of our lives, we would view death exactly as we view birth: a necessary tunnel through which we must pass on our journey.

Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises

This seems important at this time of year, when light is fading and we've just passed All Saints and All Souls Days.