What if that is how God is - like my dad, close and involved, guiding us, empowering/encouraging us and simply enjoying us, just because we are who we are, and we are His?
Often children don't understand why they have to do things they really don't want to do. It takes a wise parent to give a gentle answer for why we do the hard things.
A humorous parody on a not so humorous topic. Our tendency is to live and think like we can take it with us. Yet, there is a real clear Biblical statement that sums it up at the end.