It’s All About Dhanda

As I have talked about before, each city has its own personality.  Mumbai or Bombay is associated with ”dhanda”. 

What exactly does dhanda mean?  Let me first define it.  Dhanda means to do business.  It can have a negative connotation depending on the context but generally means someone who’s really about just working.  This doesn’t mean they are in business for themselves, i.e., as entrepreneurs or small business owners.  It can also mean that they work for someone else but much of their time and energy goes into conducting business.

Mumbai is a city known for dhanda.  I am a guy who’s also focused on dhanda.  Truth be told, I am less focused on it in the last 2-3 years than I was for the decade after my father’s death.  For years, circumstances had made me very business focused – or, to be even more precise, income-generating focused.

Life was serious and I was serious.  Life is better now, more peaceful, more relaxed.  I am making okay money, not as much as I would ideally like to plateau at, but it’s okay.  I didn’t realize how much difference it made after my sister got married.  Monthly costs have gone down dramatically.

I have noticed, though, that I am still anxious.  It’s a constant thing with me and has been for a very long time.  I have also known what it will take to remove some of that.  It will get better as a couple of goals I have long-held become reality.  I’ve been taking steps towards that, as I have indicated before.  While the constant worry is still there, it is much better than before.  Seriously better!

Stress is a part of life.  There are different types of stress, of course.  I feel a bit liberated in the sense that now I can start to build savings towards my own goals.  I know once a couple major ones are met, my anxiousness and worry level will go down tremendously.

I’ve been all about dhanda for a long time.  I even forgot what it was like to not be like that.  It feels like I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Wowz!