Compared to the Afterlife this world is not so important. On Earth you may live up to 100 years; in the Afterlife, you remain forever. Think about this, please.
You should not feel troubled, it seems to me, about the diversions in which you cannot avoid taking part. Many people want to make the worst of everything, and who are upset continually, increasing their loathing of the amusements which they have to endure.
God created man in his own image; how does that work? The understanding of the true nature of man is a foundational base upon which much of the Bible is built. People generally think of themselves as Homo sapiens and so they cannot truly understand the reality of our existence.