I really understand why we should put God first among the rest, all we have in this world is nothing but temporal. The paradise is eternal and those who spend their eternity there will never taste death or rebirth again. They're forever freed from suffering. I'm a Christian and I am in the process of reminding myself of how I can always put God first. I have to learn it.
That's the best way to look at it. All this is temporary, but our eyes are on eternity.