Very likely, he would have been heartened to think about mankind as being set free from oppressive rule, inherited sin, and death.
وَحِينَ دَخَلَ ٱلْعَالَمُ بَعْدَ ٱلطُّوفَانِ حِقْبَةً عَصِيبَةً قَاوَمَ فِيهَا نِمْرُودُ إِرَادَةَ يَهْوَهَ ،‏ حَافَظَ نُوحٌ عَلَى إِيمَانِهِ وَرَجَائِهِ .‏