The Midpoint: Darkness as a Blessing?

Well, it's finally here.  Halloween.  Samhain to the ancient Celts.  It marks the midpoint between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice.  A dark time in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.   No wonder they marked it as a time when the dead were said to walk the earth for a night.  I'm glad the Medieval Church set it aside as the Eve of All Saints' Day, a time to remember those who have gone before us, and to think on their legacy to us.  So that's what I am doing, as I look into my family tree, I am remembering all the things my ancestors have left to me.  And I'm looking for ways to pass this legacy on to my children, the next generation.