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What I Require From Life J.B.S.Haldane

  English Literature What I Require From Life  J.B.S.Haldane Summary In the essay "What i require from life"   Haldane begins his essay  by saying that he has to accept the universe as it is. He must not  require the impossible. According to him, he was born in a peaceful age but  in his youth as he had been living in a heroic age he says he must try to make the best of time in which he live . He then sets out a few of the things which he personally wants out of life .  According to him, he has four  major requirements  His first requirement is work with a  decent wage which is hard but interesting  of which he can see fruits.His second requirement is freedom which he enjoys vastly but still need more, particularly,  freedom of speech.His third requirement is health good enough to be fit for work .His fourth requirement is friendship of equals who criticize him and whom he can criticize. These four things he considers as genera...