Have you ever been really motivated to do something good, but then waited so long that your motivation disappeared?
At the end of Parshat Vayechi, Yaakov's sons bring him to be buried in Me'arat HaMachpelah. Eisav interferes, claiming that the remaining space belongs to him. While the brothers send Naftali to Egypt to find the document proving that Eisav had sold his spot, the burial is delayed. Chushim, the deaf son of Dan, became upset and asked why his grandfather should remain unburied. He then acted to end the situation.
Why did Chushim react so strongly when the other brothers seemed willing to wait?
Perhaps because Chushim didn't hear all the arguments and explanations. He simply saw the reality: Yaakov was waiting to be buried.
This teaches us that sometimes we can become too comfortable with a situation and stop seeing the problem clearly. The same can happen with motivation. If we keep putting off something important, our excitement can slowly disappear.
When you know something is right, don't wait for the motivation to fade—act on it.