There is a belief that a teacher appears when a student is ready.

Machine-assisted translation. The original Russian publication is linked below.

There is a belief that a teacher appears when a student is ready. A man comes and says, "There are no teachers around, no one can teach me." I'm always surprised. I said, "How come?" There are many people around who teach magic and can teach something.” "No," they say, "These don't fit." When asked, “What do you already know…