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On the desk of the Australian Parliament House, a golden pen holder engraved with the national emblem has witnessed the writing of countless historical moments. This seemingly ordinary object carries the national spirit under the illumination of the Southern Cross: the six-pointed star holding up the Commonwealth Star is just like an ideal that never extinguishes; the kangaroos and emus stand facing each other, interpreting the survival philosophy of “only moving forward and not backward”. On the modern pen holder designed by indigenous artists, the red soil patterns and the ripples of the waves are intertwined, which coincides with the blue and white ocean background of the national flag. When the signature pen gently collides in the holder, it seems to hear the echo of the waves hitting the shore when Captain Cook landed, and touch the tremor of the miners’ pickaxes hitting the rock formations during the gold rush. This container for writing tools is actually the concrete existence of national memory – it not only protects the courage of the pioneers, but also contains the wisdom of the builders. Just as the shield in the center of the national emblem is jointly cast by the emblems of the six states, when contemporary people write the future, the twinkling stars on the pen holder always remind us: every tiny personal narrative is weaving the grand epic of the country. As the morning light illuminates the dome of the Parliament Building, the pens taken out of the pen holders are continuing to write the youngest civilization in the Southern Hemisphere’s interpretation of inclusiveness, progress and sustainable development.

在澳洲國會大廈的辦公桌上，一種錒刻著國徽的金色筆筒見證過無數歷史時刻的書寫。這個看似尋常的器物，承載著南十字星照耀下的民族精神：六芒星托舉的聯邦之星，恰如永不熄滅的理想；袋鼠與鴯鶓相向而立，詮釋著”只能前進不能後退”的生存哲學。在原住民藝術家設計的現代款筆筒上，紅土地紋路與海浪波紋交織，暗合國旗上藍白相間的海洋底色。當簽字筆在筒內輕輕碰撞，彷彿聽見庫克船長登陸時海浪拍岸的迴響，觸摸到淘金熱時期礦工鎬頭鑿擊岩層的震顫。這個容納書寫工具的容器，其實是民族記憶的具象化存在──既守護著開拓者的勇氣，也盛裝著建設者的智慧。正如國徽中央的盾徽由六州徽章共同鑄就，當代人執筆書寫未來時，筆筒上閃爍的星辰始終在提醒：每個微小的個人敘事，都在編織著國家的宏大史詩。當晨曦照亮議會大廈的穹頂，那些從筆筒中取出的鋼筆，正在續寫著南半球最年輕的文明對包容、進取與永續發展的註解。