Someone's watching

Recently an inspector came to camp. Everyone was forewarned. Do not speak to the inspector. Be on your best behavior. Tell the camp director if he shows up. Needless to say everyone was on edge and nervous. If we failed inspection they could shut down the camp.

I was in the hallway and a bunk was walking down the hall in a line. One kid was walking in a zigzag and not properly aligned with the rest of the bunk. Another child turned to him and said, "you have to walk nicely the inspector's here!" To which the first child replied, "ya but the inspector is not watching us right now."

Hearing that made me smile. And it made me think. Are we only on our best behavior when the 'inspector' is watching? Are we lax in our observance of the mitzvos when we forget that Someone above is watching our every move?

Maybe we should have an inspector in camp every day. It makes people step up their game. Everyone is aware that they are being observed and it insures that they work in their best capacity.

But then people would become immune to it and it would mean nothing.

Are we so immune to G-d and His Torah and our purpose in this world that it takes a visitor from an 'inspector', G-d forbid a tragedy or disaster for us to step up to the plate and do what we are supposed to
do?

The 'inspector' is always watching. G-d is there in the morning when we wake up and at night when we go to sleep. He is there when we do something good and when we mess up terribly. He is always there and He is always watching.

We must make sure to 'walk in a straight line' always and not just when we remember that Someone is watching us.

Thank G-d we passed inspection. May we all 'pass the ultimate inspection' and greet Moshiach speedily in our days.