[Avodah] Mitzvat Aseh

[Richard Wolberg]

Almost all mitzvot aseh kiyumit are similar to tzizit that they need to be
done once the action is done.

Conversely, the mitzvot "lo ta'aseh" aren't aveiros until the negative
action is done. For instance, if you have no desire to murder, then there's
not much observance of that mitzvah on your part by not murdering. The only
time it assumes significance is in its violation. On the other hand, if you
have a desire to steal and you exercise your b'chirah chofsheet and don't
steal, then you are rewarded for the "lo ta'aseh" mitzvah in proportion to
the amount of will it took to refrain from its violation.

Regarding any mitzvah, only HaShem determines what the s'char or onesh will
be, but it seems difficult to understand that the Rambam (as an example of
many) would be greatly rewarded for not eating pork (unless, of course, he
struggled with a desire for it). 

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