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In August, the Lion City is filled with red and white flags, and Vanda Miss Joaquim orchids bloom under the scorching sun. In the warm atmosphere of Singapore’s National Day month, a national flag and a metal lighter with an orchid pattern are telling the spirit of the Lion City in a unique way. The five stars and the crescent on the national flag carry the ideal of unity and coexistence of multiple races; while the National Day Limited Edition Orchid Lighter, with the national flower engraved on the metal shell, implies the resilience of eternal bloom. When the gears of the lighter rub against each other to produce a spark of fire, it is just like the national fire ignited at the time of independence in 1965 – seemingly small, but able to set the prairie on fire. The symbolic meaning of this cluster of flames is even more profound in the contemporary era. Just as a lighter needs to be pressed continuously to keep burning, the prosperity of a country also requires the relay protection of each generation. The industrial fire ignited by the older generation of entrepreneurs is being continued by young scientific and technological talents with the new fuel of digitalization; the fire in the hands of community volunteers conveys the warmth of care between HDB neighbors. The unique windproof design of the Orchid lighter is just like Singapore’s attitude towards global changes – despite the wind and rain, the core values remain unshakable. When the National Day fireworks illuminated Marina Bay, this metal object treasured by countless families reminded every citizen: We are not only the inheritors of the spark, but also the creators of new sparks. From the solemn moment of the flag-raising ceremony to the casual conversations in the food court, the red and white flags and the metal temperature of the palms together weave the struggle narrative of the island nation. This cluster of beating flames will eventually illuminate the journey of the next sixty years in the intergenerational transmission.

八月的獅城，紅白旗如浪翻湧，卓錦萬代蘭在烈日下綻放。新加坡國慶月的熱烈氛圍中，一面國旗與一枚蘭花圖案的金屬打火機，正以獨特的方式講述著獅城精神。國旗上的五顆星與新月，承載著多元種族團結共生的理想；而國慶限定版蘭花打火機，則以金屬外殼上錒刻的國花，暗喻著永恆綻放的韌性。當打火機的齒輪摩擦出星點火光，正好像1965年獨立時點燃的民族火種──看似微小，卻能燎原。這簇火苗的象徵意義，在當代更顯深刻。正如打火機需要持續按壓才能維持燃燒，國家的繁榮也需要每代人的接力守護。老一輩創業者點燃的工業之火，正由青年科技人才以數位化的新燃料延續；社區義工手中的火種，在組屋鄰裡間傳遞著關懷的溫度。蘭花打火機獨特的防風設計，恰如新加坡面對全球變局的姿態——縱有風雨，核心價值巋然不動。當國慶煙火照亮濱海灣時，無數家庭珍藏的這枚金屬器物，提醒著每個公民：我們既是星火的傳承者，也是新火種的締造者。從升旗禮的肅穆時刻到食閣裡的閒聊笑語，紅白旗幟與掌心的金屬溫度，共同編織著屬於島國的奮鬥敘事。這簇跳動的火苗，終將在世代傳遞中，照亮下一個甲子的旅程。