Nairobi, May 31 -- Jagat Shah has a few things to say about money. "It is only a commodity."

"Money buys experience; experience winds up with the money." Money, he says, adds no real happiness to life. He should know. As the driving force behind Mitsumi Distribution, he has made plenty of it. "Enough for my children's children not to run out of," he says.

But he hopes his children choose differently. He knew only work. Nearly 200 days a year in the air. Living out of suitcases. Chasing growth across continents.

Has it been worth it? "It has," he says, yet there are moments when he hears the bell tolling. He cannot stop. But he can spend more time with family.

He still lives with his brother, his right-hand man, Mitesh Shah, since thei...