The story is told about a Kotzker Chassid walking on the road, trudging along in the snow on his way to Kotzk, when a fancy carriage stopped nearby. The man in the carriage offered the Chassid a ride.
The Chassid said, okay, if you pay me 200 zloty.
Huh? said the man on the wagon. I am offering you a ride.
Uh huh. So I want 200 zloty.
But why? I am doing you a favor!
Said the Chassid: You don't really care about me. Just as you pay for an esrog and just as you pay for matza, so too, you should pay for this mitzva of giving me a ride!
Ahavas Yisrael means to genuinely care for another person. That's the mitzva: V'ohavta l'rei'acha kamocha.
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