Pirkei Avos (Ethics of Our Fathers) teaches us (4:3) not to treat anyone disgracefully, since אין לך אדם שאין לו שעה. Conventionally this is understood to mean that every person has his שעה, his time. Each person has his 15 minutes of fame, he has a purpose don't treat him disrespectfully.
The Magid of Kosnitz suggests that the word שעה can be understood differently based on Genesis 4:4-5. In that context the word means, attention. Specifically it refers to the attention of God. With his understanding the point of the lesson is that each person, by virtue of his very existence, is a testimony that he has God's attention. If God finds it worthwhile to give His attenion to this soul, and bring him down to this world, he must have a purpose here. Respect him for that.
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