Mathematician Ian Stewart, in an interview with Business Insider:
Equations definitely CAN be dull, and they CAN seem complicated, but that’s because they are often presented in a dull and complicated way. I have an advantage over school math teachers: I’m not trying to show you how to do the sums yourself. You can appreciate the beauty and importance of equations without knowing how to solve them.
Bingo. Instead of viewing equations as groupings of esoteric symbols, read them as a description of the physical world - their elegance will shine through.