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In August, the red and white of the national flag and the elegant fragrance of orchids interweave into a song of progress. In Singapore’s National Day month, the national flag is not only a symbol of sovereignty, but also carries the national spirit of “standing together through thick and thin” – the five stars witness the unity of diverse ethnic groups, and the crescent moon guides the direction of pioneering and enterprising. The “Orchid Lanyard Medal” awarded earlier this month is a vivid footnote to this spirit. The lanyard designed with the national flower Vanda Miss Joaquim as the prototype, with gold orchid petals connected in series with precisely woven knots, not only implicitly conforms to the wisdom inheritance of the Chinese “knotting ropes to record events”, but also highlights the tenacious character of the winners like orchids that “endure the cold and heat without withering”. Each knot symbolizes the interlocking of responsibilities and commitments. When the medal falls on the chest, it is like solemnly handing over the baton of national development. From the national flag flying in the HDB area to the orchid ribbon at the award ceremony, the Lion City interprets the pragmatic philosophy with the most poetic symbols: the glory of the country is not in the clouds, but in the hands of every ordinary person who is willing to be the knot. Just like the new orchid species that took sixty years to cultivate, it not only takes perseverance when it breaks through the soil, but also requires years of care. This “knot spirit” is the secret of the small country’s everlasting spark.

八月的星洲大地，國旗的紅白輝映與蘭花的清雅芬芳交織成一曲奮進之歌。新加坡國慶月裡，國旗不僅是主權的象徵，更承載「風雨同舟」的國民精神──五顆星見證多元族群的團結，新月指引開拓進取的方向。而本月初頒發的「蘭花掛繩獎章」則為這份精神寫下生動註腳。以國花卓錦萬代蘭為原型設計的掛繩，以精密編織的繩結串聯起金質蘭瓣，既暗合華人「結繩記事」的智慧傳承，又彰顯獲獎者如蘭花般「歷寒暑而不凋」的堅韌品格。每道繩結都像徵著責任與承諾的環環相扣，當獎章垂落胸前時，恰似將國家發展的接力棒鄭重交付。從組屋區飄揚的國旗到頒獎典禮上的蘭紋瑤帶，獅城用最富詩意的符號詮釋著務實哲學：國家榮耀不在雲端，而在每個甘當繩結的平凡人手中。正如歷經六十載培育的新品種蘭花，既有破土時的執著，更需經年累月的守護。這份“繩結精神”，正是小國星火永不熄滅的奧秘。