im sorry but barring a few situations (IOW im not judging you happiest, just everyone else) when kids such as high school kids or guys in beis medrash or college or those who are otherwise unemployed and have no worried in the world say that they find shabbos boring…i just shake my head and walk away. why do they not appreciate shabbos? because they dont NEED a day of rest. what they NEED is one good day of work!
i only started appreciating shabbos once i entered the workforce and got some problems of my own. now i see shabbos and all its “restrictions” as the greatest gift in the world. one day a week where your worries and troubles melt away…where you dont need to think about finances and business and other worldly concerns because there is absolutely nothing you can do about them anyway! i dont have to worry about my broken washing machine on shabbos because there is absolutely nothing i can do about even if i wanted to. i dont have to worry about my bank account on shabbos because there is no way i can manage it.
it really is a truly wonderful gift but one that can only (IMHO) be appreciated once a person has a life so to speak. as much pleasure as i derive from shabbos i can only imagine how amazing a gift it must be for someone who has a family of their own. so many da’agos during the week just go away on shabbos…anyway yeah. thats my appreciation of shabbos.
i usually go to a friends out and spend time with them, but even when i stay home all day i love shabbos for the break it lets me take from life.