If you have been driving on Ghana roads for a while, you must have come across various Trotsky’s popularly known as Trotro in the local parlance for some transportation services. Most of these commercial buses have hilarious inscriptions or quotes on them. These write ups can be found on mudguards or back windscreens. The writings range from quirky observations, distilled wisdom, modified proverbs to corrupt sayings in the society. Most of these inscriptions are the world views of the owners of the automobiles in Ghana.
When things get tough, many a Ghanaian turns to a motivational quote for a bit of inspiration or comfort and writings on trotros are no exception. These have become celebrated parts of society lexicon of which owners and passengers are stake holders. Is it not stress relieving to read such touching quotes in a long traffic jam after the day’s work? These captions capture the facts of the society in a creative satirical manner. One will wander what provoked or inspired these inscriptions.
Motivation words or quotes inspire or stimulate people to work. Gods time is the best,Jah bless, it is well,Egyapa good father, man no be god, life is war, hard work pays, no hurry in life are some motivational quotes these trotros can be identified by in Ghana. Next time you join a troskys in Ghana pay attention to those captivation motivation inscriptions.
Author: Emmanuel Attigah Winner
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