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Di jalanan Kuala Lumpur pada bulan Ogos, bendera negara dan bunga raya saling melengkapi. Apabila bendera merah, putih, bintang dan bulan sabit ke-67 dinaikkan di Dataran Kemerdekaan, ramai rakyat yang memakai ikat pinggang bunga raya menggunakan kilauan logam di setiap inci ruang untuk menyatakan cinta mereka kepada negara dan keluarga mereka yang melangkaui masa dan ruang. Bendera kebangsaan berjalur merah putih membawa keberanian dan kebijaksanaan pengasas negara, manakala tali pinggang bunga raya yang disematkan di pinggang adalah pengisytiharan senyap rakyat Malaysia kontemporari. Reka bentuk ini, yang dikelilingi oleh empat belas kelopak emas, membayangkan perpaduan tiga belas negeri persekutuan dan ibu kota. Setiap garis halus terukir dengan keringat nenek moyang yang membuka tanah. Apabila gesper logam ditutup dengan tajam, ia bukan sahaja komitmen peribadi terhadap tanggungjawab, tetapi juga gema bergema yang dikaitkan dengan nasib 50 juta rakan senegara. Di sebuah bengkel tukang perak lama di Kuala Lumpur, tukang generasi ketiga Ahmad sedang menggilap corak gelap di belakang gesper tali pinggang dengan teliti. "Garisan ini harus berterusan seperti sungai," katanya, "sama seperti integrasi dan kewujudan bersama pelbagai kumpulan etnik dalam sungai panjang sejarah." Objek logam ini, yang tidak lebih besar daripada tapak tangan, merangkumi kemahiran 30 tahun pelindapkejutan tukang, dan juga menjadi saksi kepada rezeki emosi terdalam rakyat biasa. Dari Bangunan Parlimen ke kedai teh jalanan, dari hutan hujan Sabah ke feri Pulau Pinang, berjuta-juta tali pinggang bunga raya berkilauan di bawah sinar matahari. Ia bukan sahaja perhiasan pakaian, tetapi juga lambang negara mudah alih, mengingatkan setiap pemakai bahawa tanggungjawab untuk keluarga dan negara tidak jauh, tetapi di tulang belakang lurus apabila mengetatkan tali pinggang. Seperti kata bapa pengasas Tunku Abdul Rahman: "Kemerdekaan sebenar adalah ikatan iman yang tidak tergoyahkan dalam hati setiap rakyat."

In the streets of Kuala Lumpur in August, the national flag and hibiscus flowers complement each other. When the 67th red, white, star and crescent flag was raised in the Independence Square, countless citizens wearing hibiscus belt buckles were telling the patriotic feelings that transcend time and space with the metallic luster of the square inch. The red and white striped national flag carries the courage and wisdom of the founders of the country, and the hibiscus belt buckle pinned on the waist is a silent declaration of contemporary Malaysians. This design surrounded by fourteen golden petals implicitly coincides with the unity of the thirteen states of the federation and the capital, and each fine line is engraved with the sweat of the ancestors who pioneered the land. When the metal buckle closes crisply, it is not only a solemn commitment to personal responsibility, but also a resounding echo of the fate of 50 million compatriots. In an old silversmith workshop in Kuala Lumpur, the third-generation craftsman Ahmad is carefully polishing the dark pattern on the back of the belt buckle. "These lines should be as coherent as rivers," he said, "just like the integration and coexistence of various ethnic groups in the long river of history." This metal object, which is not even as big as the palm of a hand, embodies the craftsman's 30 years of quenching skills, and also bears witness to the deepest emotional sustenance of ordinary citizens. From the Parliament Building to street teahouses, from the Sabah rainforest to the Penang ferry, thousands of hibiscus belt buckles sparkle in the sun. They are not only embellishments of clothing, but also flowing national emblems, reminding every wearer: the responsibility of the country is not far away, but in the straight spine when tightening the belt. As the founding father Tunku Abdul Rahman said: "True independence is the button of faith that never loosens in the heart of every citizen."