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it appears clear to me that there are some people who dont understand the fundamental simple concept of Shabbos Kodesh. perhaps this might help:
Hashem created the world for six days laaseh, to do, this refers to Olam HaZeh, the only place of “doing” of “creating”. He didnt rest because he was tired. He didnt go to the beach to lounge around. (may Hashem forgive me for using such lashon, but i thnk it is necessary) he didnt “rest” in this sense WHATSOEVER. He was Shavas (the active form of “Shabbos”. He withdrew from the function of creating to return to the Cisai HaKavod, so to speak. He withdrew from Olamhazeh to Olamhabah in that sense.
That is what Shabbos is. it is when we greet the presence of Hashem (that is why Shabbos is the only Mitzvah that has a personality, we say hello to Shabbos, we say goodbye to Shabbos, we escort Shabbos, we prepare for the coming of Shabbos)
Shabbos is a piece of Olamhabah, it is a Beis HaMikdosh (as said so many times by HaRav Shimshon Pinchus, zt’l).
Shabbos is a time to spend with Hashem, in Tefillah, learning with him, honoring him with our dress and our table and nairos, with our manner of walking and talking.
It is a day of intense Holiness. not a day of taking it easy and recuperating from the week.
any answer to this is just the yetzer hora’s rationalization, and such a terrible terrible pity that we have sunk so low as to have no idea WHATSOEVER what our Holy Shabbos is.
what a terrible tragedy that so many have been so influenced by modern goyish concepts, that they have never lived in the Kedushah of Shabbos even once in their lives