You enjoy life. Most people do. As I understand Buddha, if you follow the precepts and practice merit, you can expect rebirth in a good destination.

To strive for nibbana, I think the person has to be fed up with life at least to some extent.

I realised now this is a Classical Theravada subforum. As I am no expert in these matters, feel free to ignore me. That's how I perceive it though. Even if it isn't unwholesome to harm someone in self-defense, that action would be born from clinging. Also, even if accidental killing isn't unwholesom...

Hello. I think, ultimately, you should not harm anyone by any means, even if your life was at stake, because that would be clinging. Also, I think you are wrong about the unwholesome matter. For example, killing is an unwholesome act, wheter you do it with intention or not. I don't remember where, b...