What does a mentor gain by showing someone the ropes? (For free)

If you are early in your career and wanted to find a mentor to show you the ropes so you went and randomly found a mentor in the field that you are interested in and that mentor helped you along your career for free. The question is, what does a mentor gain by showing a young person the ropes? What's in it for the mentor?

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