Does God need our approval?

God has given us so much more than we need to survive. He’s given us things such as emotions, understanding, languages, an literature. All those we don’t need to live but He’s given them anyways. But in this understanding and emotions and languages and literature, it has taken away our contentment and peace of mind. If we where simple minded such as animals we would not be grief stricken, or greedy, or prideful or enraged but God offers peace and contentment and happiness back to us through Him. Some people could counter that statement by saying animals can be greedy, or enraged, some might even say prideful. But I believe that that is wrong and that animals only do what their instincts tell them, to gather things for their own survival even if by taking it from another isn’t greedy it’s just gathering. If a mother animal is ferociously protecting her children its not because she feels anger its because in her instinct of survival she wants to prolong her race. And animals that flare their beauty around of course are not prideful they are either trying to attract a mate or are already just that beautiful. So my question is now: Is our higher understanding a blessing or a curse? Wouldn’t it be easier to live life without pain and pride and sorrow, and worry? And also does God want or need acceptance from us? Why else would he require us to worship and adore Him, and marvel at him. It says in the Bible he is angered by his people that grew away from Him, But I don’t get why and all powerful, omnipotent, all knowing infinite being would need our acceptance and approval