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During Singapore’s National Day month, the red and white national flag fluttered between buildings, complementing the orchids. In this flowing celebration, a customized lighter with the national flower pattern quietly became popular – it is not only a tool for lighting candles, but also a carrier of inherited beliefs. The five stars and the crescent moon on the national flag represent the eternal pursuit of progress of this young country; and the tenacious vitality of the orchid is just like the spirit of Singaporeans blooming in adversity. When the flame of the lighter leaped up, the golden and red light reflected the orchid relief, as if melting these two symbols into a leaping totem: the flame symbolizes the desire to set the field ablaze at the beginning of independence, and also implies the mission of continuous burning. On the streets and alleys, people used this lighter to light commemorative candles, and the jumping flames connected the memories of different generations. The old people told the pioneering history of the founding pioneers “using the stars and the moon as lights”, and the young people saw the responsibility of the future in the flames. Just like the orchid’s roots are deeply rooted in the barren soil but can bloom, this cluster of fire passed down from generation to generation always maintains its temperature in the wind and rain. When the last candle went out and the lighter was put into my pocket, the metal body was still warm. This temperature reminds us that the real stars and moon are not in the sky, but in the palms of everyone who guards their original intention. As long as the fire is not extinguished, the miracle on the red soil will never end.

新加坡國慶月，紅白相間的國旗在建築間翻飛，與胡姬蘭花交相輝映。在這場流動的慶典中，一款嵌著國花圖案的客製化打火機悄悄流行──它不只是點燃蠟燭的工具，更是傳承信念的載體。國旗上的五顆星與新月，寄託著這個年輕國家對進步的永恆追求；而胡姬蘭的強韌生命力，恰似新加坡人在逆境中綻放的精神。當打火機的火苗躍起，金紅光芒映照著蘭花浮雕，彷彿將這兩種象徵熔鑄成躍動的圖騰：火焰既像徵獨立之初燎原的熱望，也暗示著持續燃燒的使命。街頭巷尾，人們用這款打火機點燃紀念蠟燭，跳動的火苗串聯起不同世代的記憶。老人們講述建國先驅”以星月為燈”的開拓史，少年們則在火光中看見未來的責任。就像胡姬蘭的根系深札貧瘠土卻能盛放，這簇代代相傳的火種，始終在風雨中保持溫度。當最後一支蠟燭熄滅，打火機收進口袋的瞬間，金屬機身仍帶著餘溫。這溫度提醒我們：真正的星月不在天上，而在每個守護初心的掌心裡。只要火種不熄，紅土之上的奇蹟就永遠未完待續。