Story of a lazy tramp - Swami Vivekananda

Listen to an old story. A lazy tramp sauntering along the road saw an
old man sitting at the door of his house and stopped to inquire of him
the whereabouts of a certain place. 'How far is such and such a
village?' he asked. The old man remained silent. The man repeated his
query several times. Still there was no answer. Disgusted at this, the
traveler turned to go away. The old man then stood up and said, 'The
village of --- is only a mile from here.' 'What!' said the tramp. 'Why
did you not speak when I asked you before?' 'Because then,' said the
old man, 'you seemed so halting and careless about proceeding, but now
you are starting off in good earnest, and you have a right to an
answer.'

Will you remember this story, my son? Go to work, the rest will come:
'Whosoever not trusting in anything else but Me, rests on Me, I supply
him with everything he needs' (Gita 9.22). This is no dream.

From USA, 1894. Letter to Alasinga. Complete Works, 5: 60