“This is why I said that “sadly” today, the people and Rabbonim instinctively dismiss the more lenient view. My view is that this goes againt the grain of the purpose of halocho and this view does NOT have the same validity for the klal.”
It is my view that to be mehudar with a mitzva is “good” for anyone, and “better” than doing the minimum to meet the treshold of observance. And it is interesting that the Chanukah mitzvah is one in which all Jews perform at the highest level, since lighting one is enough to fulfill the mitzva.
I would hope we all strive to fulfill all mitzvos with the same zeal as lighting the menorah.