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RE: THE BEST THING TO GROW IN A GARDEN
Just keep growing. There is just something about being in the garden or the woods that seems to allow a man to think, or be lead to think better, deeper thoughts.
As you said it probably goes back to man's origins, he was placed in the garden to dress it and keep it. Then you also have the connection of being formed from the dust of the earth with a spirit being given to us.
Some alternate Jewish writings suggest that God first asked the angels to name the animals, but lacking the connection to the earth they could not. Then it fell to Adam, who could because he possessed a connection to the physical and spiritual.
Just some random musings on the subject.
I think it does go back to man's origin. Never heard that other one, about the angels though.
That part was from the Midrash Rabbah, it's basically a collection of really old writings of Jewish Rabbi. Some of it is from their oral traditions, the rest is more like a commentary on the Torah. I don't treat it like as highly as the Jews do, but it is interesting seeing how they interpreted scripture thousands of years ago. Then you have the oral traditions sprinkled in adding a little food for thought.
BTW this site is awesome for reading those. https://www.sefaria.org/