Rabbi Judah ben Bezalel Lowe, known as the Maharal of Prague was famous among Jews and non-Jews alike. He was a mystic who was revered for his holiness and Torah scholarship, as well as his proficiency in mathematics, astronomy, and other sciences. Eventually, word of his greatness reached the ears of Emperor Rudolph II.
The Emperor invited the Maharal to his castle on February 23, 1592. There they conversed for one and a half hours, and developed a mutual respect for each other.
Rabbi Judah Lowe made use of his excellent connections with the Emperor, often intervening on behalf of his community when it was threatened by anti-Semitic attacks or oppression.
Of everything G‑d created in His world, not one thing was created without purpose. —Talmud, Shabbat 77b
For every being, there is a world, different from the world of every other being. For what is a world? It is those things of which any single being is aware.
So that whether it be a human being like yourself, a cow on a farm or a leaf on a tree, it knows only of its Creator, itself, and whatever is essential to its purpose. And that is its world.
And in the world of each one of us, all that exists and all that occurs is that which is essential for us to complete our purpose—to fix up this world.
For G‑d does not create anything without purpose.