Lady asks a priest if her dog Foofums will be in Heaven with her.
Priest says no, animals don’t have souls.
Lady says, “But I couldn’t be happy without my Foofums.”
Priest thinks a minute, then says, “Well, if that is indeed true, then Foofums will be there.”
I recently read a new (to me) take on Heaven that asserted the availability of many earthly pleasures in there. I don’t see how food or sports could make one happier than the presence of God, but then, what do I know?
You are focusing on this from the human point of view. But what makes GOD happy?
I get a dim glimpse in a mirror of this when I give my dog a treat. If feed him dog food because I have taken on this duty. I give him treats because it delights ME to watch his reaction.