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greatest, let me ask you a question. If your child (just for example) decided he refused to wear tzitzis every day, would you then compel him by beating him black and blue until he listened? How do you think his love for and respect for you would be impacted? How do you think his appreciation of Torah would be affected? Would it grow or diminish?
What is the value of such a mitzvah performed only because he is afraid of being further injured and hurt? What is the relationship between the individual beaten and his family? By extension, what would then be the relationship between the transgressor and the community that compels him, let alone between him and HKBH?