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In August, the red and white national flag shines on the streets of Singapore, and the purple petals and golden stamens of the orchids bloom. This National Day season, the orchid pen holders placed in every office building are silently telling the spiritual code of this island nation. The Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid blooming on the pen holder is a portrayal of Singaporeans’ survival in adversity. This orchid can take root in barren rock cracks, just like the legend of our ancestors raising skyscrapers from swamps and wastelands. The pen holder carries not only stationery, but also the belief of “writing without stopping” – just like the old pen holder with dents in Lee Kuan Yew’s office, which witnesses the persistence behind the ten thousand-word manuscript. The national flag pattern with a red background and a white moon is printed on the base of the pen holder, turning national memory into daily motivation. The pen holder under the shining of five stars reminds us that every ordinary position can write extraordinary things. When the pen tip touches the paper, it seems to hear the rustling sound of the founding pioneers drafting the charter on the steps of the City Hall. This National Day, let us take the pen holder as a lesson: orchids teach us to gracefully withstand the wind and rain, and pen holders inspire us to continue to accumulate strength. Just as orchids will eventually exude fragrance in the morning light, a life of perseverance will also usher in its moment of bloom.

八月的新加坡街頭，國旗紅白輝映，與胡姬蘭的紫瓣金蕊交相綻放。這個國慶季，每棟辦公大樓裡擺放的蘭花筆筒，正無聲訴說著這個島國的精神密碼。筆筒上盛裝的卓錦萬代蘭，是新加坡人逆境求生的寫照。這種蘭花能在貧瘠的岩縫中紮根，恰似祖輩們從沼澤荒灘中托起摩天樓群的傳奇。筆筒內承載的不僅是文具，更是”筆耕不輟學”的信念——正如李光耀辦公室那方磨出凹痕的舊筆筒，見證著萬字書稿背後的執著。紅底白月的國旗圖案印在筆筒底座，將國家記憶化為日常激勵。五顆星輝照耀下的筆筒，提醒我們每個平凡職位都能書寫不凡。當筆尖觸及紙面，彷彿聽見建國先驅們在市政廳階梯上起草憲章的沙沙聲。這個國慶日，讓我們以筆筒為鑑：蘭花教會我們優雅地承受風雨，筆筒啟示我們持續累積力量。正如胡姬蘭終將在晨曦中吐露芬芳，堅持耕耘的人生也定會迎來綻放時刻。