Questions concerning love

• Where does love drive its value from?

• What is figurative love or love for the worldly beloveds?

• What is the approvable form of love for God, the prophets, the saints, parents, children, nature and the world?

• Does love for the prophets and saints sometimes become fruitless, even dangerous?

• What are the uses and results of love for foods, selfhood, spouse, parents, children, friends, virtuous people, beautiful things like spring and the world, if that love must be according to the manner God commands?

• What are other worldly results of the love as thought by God?

• Why is God loved and does he 'feel' pleasure because of the happiness and well-being of his servants?

• Figurative love is sometimes observed to change into love for The Creator, that is, into the real love. Is it also possible that the love of the world can change into love of God?