[Ancesthntr]

2) the common response throughout much of Christian history has been something along the lines of, “if I knew the world were ending tomorrow, I would plant a tree,” meaning we are supposed to act as if our work will never end, all the while knowing that it will end when we don’t expect it to.

Which you guys got from the Jews...a very famous rabbi was once asked what one should do upon hearing that the Messiah has arrived, and his reply was "plant a tree."

[chajin]

Which you guys got from the Jews...

Not surprised :-) as a Jewish co-worker told me decades ago:

Roses are red, violets are bluish,
if it wasn't for Christmas, we'd all be Jewish.

[Lake Living]

Trust me... we got a lot more than that from the Jews.

“You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.” Jesus to Samaritan woman at the well.