In a theistic paradise, like in christianity, islam, judaism, or many of the theistic paradimes in hinduism, it is god. In sanca philosophy, which compares pracrity to this old lady who carries her weak children across the desert of samsar. She wants to carry us to enlightenment. So we must be grateful. You cannot be grateful if the world is your god. If you are very clear about what you would like to have and what you would not like to have, then you can't be grateful for miserable things in the world. Everything is an experience taking you towards enlightenment.