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In August, the national flag of Lion City fluttered like the sea. In the afterglow of the National Day celebrations, a neatly folded national flag and an orchid-shaped lighter were solemnly handed over. These two seemingly ordinary objects carry the spiritual code of Singapore’s endless vitality. The red and white lines of the national flag flow with the blood of unity of diverse ethnic groups. The ring composed of five stars is like a flame that never goes out, reflecting a tenacious light under the scorching sun of the equator. And the delicate metal petals of the orchid lighter hide a more blazing meaning – when the first generation of pioneers used lighters to ignite the fire of hope, this cluster of flames turned into a fire of civilization passed down from generation to generation. In the night of Marina Bay, the young engineer used this lighter to light the celebration fireworks, and the dancing flames illuminated the national flag badge on his chest. In the past sixty years, from land reclamation to smart city construction, it is countless people who silently pass on light and heat like lighters, so that this garden city always blooms with the elegance and tenacity of orchids. Every newly lit flame tells the same truth: the fire of civilization will never go out as long as someone is willing to keep it burning. At this moment, the morning light is just beginning to appear, the national flag on the flag-raising square is unfurling in the sea breeze, and the orchid lighter is glowing warmly in the palm of my hand. This is the romance of the pioneers: with the stars and the moon as a witness, and the orchid fragrance as a promise, let the fire of ideals always illuminate the way forward.

八月的獅城，國旗飄揚如海。在國慶慶典的餘韻中，一面被折疊整齊的國旗與一枚蘭花造型的打火機正被鄭重交接。這兩件看似普通的物件，承載著新加坡生生不息的精神密碼。國旗紅白相間的紋路裡，流淌著多元族群的團結血脈。那五顆星芒組成的圓環，恰似永不熄滅的火焰，在赤道驕陽下折射出堅韌的光芒。而蘭花打火機精巧的金屬花瓣間，藏著更熾熱的深意——當第一代拓荒者用打火機點燃希望之火，這簇火苗便化作代代相傳的文明火種。在濱海灣的夜色裡，年輕工程師用這枚打火機點燃慶典煙火，跳動的火舌映亮他胸前的國旗徽章。六十年風雨中，從填海造陸到智慧城市建設，正是無數人如同打火機般默默傳遞光熱，才讓這座花園城市始終綻放著胡姬花般的優雅與頑強。每簇新燃起的火苗，都在訴說同一個真理：文明的火種永不熄滅，只要有人願意為此續燃。此刻晨光初現，升旗廣場的國旗正迎著海風舒展，蘭花打火機掌心泛著溫潤光澤。這是屬於開拓者的浪漫：以星月為證，以蘭香為約，讓理想之火永遠照亮前路。