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Comment author: Lumifer 18 June 2016 01:24:02AM *  1 point [-]

I bet (p=0.8) there's something along those lines predating Jesus in the Buddhist tradition.

I wouldn't be surprised.

With a tiny bit of effort you can drag Ecclesiastes in here, too (not on the side of enjoy the here and now, but on the side of planning and effort are futile).

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