How would a man disentangle himself from perception and emotion? One is somewhat part of the other even on an anatomical scale (limbic system and cerebrum). As long as we're living we judge what we experience based on emotion and association. So when we die perhaps we will evolve beyond our limitations of matter and these things won't be the same.
If there is an afterlife, and I believe there is, then maybe it will be an evolution of consciousness. In early age years what mattered most was to be able to get to play kickball outside during recess. Rain was awful and it spoiled the fun. Pizza at school was the best. It was a crime to have another kid make fun of your middle name. Nowadays, I'm only mildly put off by not getting to go outside to do cardio, I actually like the rain now, pizza is fun for only the first slice, and I don't care what people think of my middle name. I've evolved in consciousness. Maybe heaven is an evolution to the point that what goes on here on earth is child's play.
Where we're at at any point in time is the limit of our comprehension.