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In August, the national flag of Singapore fluttered like the sea, and the red and white star and moon totems reflected the afterglow of the Independence Day. In this land where the country was founded on tenacity, the orchid-patterned lighters in people’s hands are telling a deeper sense of home and country with their dancing flames. The red of the Singapore flag is the background color of equality and courage; the white is the purity of the original intention. And the crescent moon and five stars are just like the sparks bursting from the orchid lighter – seemingly small, but can ignite the entire night sky. This special lighter was born in the early days of the founding of the country. Its gold-plated orchid pattern is engraved with the character of “Vanda Joaquim”: taking root in barren saline-alkali land and blooming in heavy rain and scorching sun, just as the founders of the country created miracles in the face of resource scarcity. The flame of the lighter is the fire of civilization passed down from generation to generation. When the older generation lights a cigarette, they always talk about the nights when thousands of people worked hard to build the HDB estates. The light of the smart city blueprint flickers in the movements of young people rubbing flints. When the celebration fireworks illuminate Marina Bay, lighters on countless family tables are silently guarding the candlelight, turning the faith of the star-crescent flag into concrete and subtle warmth. At this moment, whether it is the solemn flag-raising ceremony in front of the Istana or the orchids quietly blooming in the corners of the neighborhood, they are all telling the same truth: the real spark will never go out. It is hidden in the palm of every citizen. When a crisis comes, the fourteen rays of light will surely converge into a torch that illuminates the way forward. This cluster of flames, tempered by the spirit of the national flag and the spirit of the orchid, is the life code for Singapore’s sustainable development.

八月的獅城，國旗飄揚如海，紅白相間的星月圖騰映照著獨立紀念日的餘溫。在這片以堅韌立國的土地上，人們手中的蘭花圖案打火機，正以跳動的火苗訴說著更深層的家國情懷。新加坡國旗的紅，是平等與勇氣的底色；白，是永葆初心的純淨。而那一彎新月與五顆星，恰如蘭花打火機迸發的火花——看似微小，卻能點燃整片夜空。這種特製打火機誕生於建國初期，其鍍金蘭花紋路鐫刻著”卓錦萬代蘭”的品格：在貧瘠鹽鹼地紮根，在暴雨烈日中盛放，正如當年立國者們在資源匱乏中締造奇蹟。打火機的火焰，是代際相傳的文明火種。老一輩點燃時，總會說起組屋區建設時萬人揮汗如雨的夜晚，年輕人摩擦火石的動作裡，躍動著智慧城市藍圖的光點。當慶典煙火照亮濱海灣，無數家庭餐桌上的打火機正默默守護燭光，將星月旗幟的信念化作具體而微的溫暖。此刻，無論是總統府前莊嚴的升旗儀式，或是鄰裡角落悄然綻放的胡姬花，都在訴說著同一個真理：真正的星火永不熄滅。它藏在每個國民掌心，當危機來臨，十四道光必將匯聚成照亮前路的火炬。這簇由國旗精神與蘭草風骨共同淬煉的火焰，正是新加坡永續發展的生命密碼。