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On the first Sunday of September every year, the national flag with a blue background and stars is raised all over Australia to commemorate the spiritual inheritance of the establishment of the Federation. In this month that symbolizes unity, the national emblem pen holder on people’s desks is silently telling a deeper national code. The national emblem pen holder, designed with the shape of kangaroos and emus holding up the shield emblem as inspiration, condenses the core spirit of this southern hemisphere country. Two creatures that can never retreat, just like the upright pen tip in the pen holder – it is not only a guide to the direction of writing, but also a metaphor for the attitude of striving. When the fountain pen collides in the barrel, it makes a crisp sound, just like the beat of the times struck by pioneers on the red earth continent. The coats of arms of the six states on the shield emblem complement each other on the surface of the pen holder, reminding every writer: every pen is a brick and stone for building a community. In the 19th century, immigrants recorded the history of wool trading in account books, and contemporary young people wrote chapters of scientific and technological innovation in notebooks. Over the past century, different ink marks have precipitated the annual rings of national development in the pen holder. In this September when the national flag is flying, turning the pen holder to look closely at the lines of the kangaroo’s muscles, it seems as if I can hear the whispers of my ancestors: just as the pen tip must face the paper directly to leave a mark, life can only write value by facing challenges directly. When the sun shines through the Southern Cross flag on the desk, the pen holder filled with stories is not only a stationery container, but also a temple of the spirit of every striver.

每年9月的第一個週日，澳洲各地都會升起藍底星芒的國旗，紀念聯邦成立的精神傳承。而在這個象徵團結的月份裡，人們案頭的國徽筆筒正默默訴說著更深層的國家密碼。以袋鼠與鴯鶓托舉盾徽的造型為靈感設計的國徽筆筒，濃縮著這個南半球國度的核心精神。兩種永遠無法後退的生物，正如筆筒中直立的筆尖——既是對書寫方向的指引，更是對奮進姿態的隱喻。當鋼筆在筒內碰撞出清脆聲響，猶如拓荒者在紅土大陸敲擊出的時代節拍。盾徽上六個州的紋章在筆筒表面交相輝映，提醒每位書寫者：每一支筆都是建構共同體的磚石。 19世紀移民在帳本上記錄羊毛交易的歷史，當代青年在筆記本書寫科技創新的篇章，百年來不同墨跡在筆筒中沉澱出國家發展的年輪。這個國旗飄揚的九月，轉動筆筒細看袋鼠肌肉的線條，彷彿聽見先輩的耳語：正如筆尖必須直面紙張才能留下痕跡，人生唯有直面挑戰才能書寫價值。當陽光透過南十字星旗灑在案頭，裝滿故事的筆筒已不僅是文具容器，更是每個奮鬥者精神的聖殿。