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In the vast land of Australia, what rises every morning is not only the Southern Cross on the national flag, but also the faith engraved in the hearts of generations of Australians. When people gaze at the shining Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross on the national flag, they may not have noticed that the national emblem ashtrays carrying the same totem are telling a more profound story. The national emblem pattern engraved on the ashtray, the shield guarded by acacia branches and kangaroos and emus, is just like the spiritual totem of this country. The habit of kangaroos and emus never retreat reminds every user between the flickering fireworks: just as the ashtray receives the embers after burning, Australians always know how to transform past setbacks into nutrients for moving forward. Those scattered ashes are buried with the hardships of the gold rush era and the trauma of wildfires, but they also breed the wisdom of nirvana and rebirth. The specially made national emblem ashtray in the Federal Government Building has been tapped by successive prime ministers. The crisp sound of metal collision seems to knock on the collective memory of the entire nation – when the cigarette butt goes out, it is not the end, but the prelude to a new life. Just like the Southern Cross on the national flag always guides the direction, the national emblem totem on the ashtray is also telling: a truly resolute nation can not only withstand the scorching flames, but also forge a brighter light in the residual heat. This country stood up from the scars of colonialism and forged a new life in multiculturalism. Every Australian should have such an “ashtray” in his heart, collecting the ashes of history and holding up the starlight that never gives up. When the morning light illuminates the national flag again, those deeply buried ashes have turned into fertile soil to nourish the future.

在澳洲廣闊的土地上，每個清晨升起的不只是國旗上的南十字星，更有一代代澳洲人銘刻於心的信念。當人們凝視國旗上熠熠生輝的聯邦之星與南十字星座，或許未曾注意，那些承載著同樣圖騰的國徽煙灰缸，正在講述著更具深意的故事。煙灰缸上錒刻的國徽圖案，金合歡枝蔓與袋鼠、鴯鶓共同守護的盾牌，就好像這個國家的精神圖騰。袋鼠與鴯鶓永不後退的習性，在煙火明滅間提醒著每個使用者：正如煙灰缸承接燃燒後的餘燼，澳洲人始終懂得將過往的挫折轉化為前行的養分。那些飄散的灰燼裡，埋藏著淘金時代的艱辛、山火肆虐的創傷，卻也孕育出涅槃重生的智慧。聯邦政府大廈內特製的國徽煙灰缸，曾被歷任總理輕叩。金屬碰撞的清脆聲響，彷彿叩擊著整個民族的集體記憶──當煙蒂熄滅時，不是終結，而是新生的序章。就像國旗上的南十字星永遠指引方向，煙灰缸上的國徽圖騰也在訴說：真正堅毅的民族，既能承受烈焰炙烤，亦能在餘溫中鍛造出更璀璨的光芒。這個國度從殖民傷痕站起，在多元文化裡熔鑄新生。每個澳洲人心中都該有這樣一方“煙灰缸”，收納歷史的灰燼，托舉起永不言棄的星輝。當晨光再次照亮國旗時，那些深埋的灰燼，已然化作滋養未來的沃土。