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In the morning light of Singapore's National Day, the red and white colors of the national flag reflect the rising sun, like a leaping belief. Red symbolizes equality and enthusiasm, white carries pure ideals, and the five stars condense the light of unity – this spiritual code that began in 1965 is still flowing in every street. At this moment, a Vanda Miss Joaquim bookmark may be sandwiched in a student's textbook. This national flower sealed by ice crystals has a deeper metaphor in its stems: it once bloomed on wasteland and waited for the rainy season for seven years; it can still be reborn after being burned by fire, and its roots persist in spreading in the scorched earth. Just as the bookmark solidifies not only the shape of the flower, but also the courage to break through adversity – every crease is a mark of growth, and every flipping through makes tenacity awaken at the fingertips. From the flag-raising square to the community library, the national flag and the bookmark constitute a double totem. The former hangs high in the sky, telling the glory of the collective; the latter lies quietly on the pages of the book, witnessing the individual's trek. When young people pinned the orchid bookmark into the Singapore Pledge, the red and white stars were quietly connected to the roots of the orchid – the soul of the country and the personal ambition were passed down in a small space. Aren't we all walking Vanda Miss Joaquim? We may stick to our posts under the scorching sun, or study by lamplight in the middle of the night. As long as the roots are deeply rooted in the warm soil, even if the flowering season has not yet arrived, there will be a subtle fragrance. This August, let the ice crystal orchid on the bookmark remind us: all dormant will eventually bloom, just as the national flag will eventually rise at every dawn.

在新加坡國慶月的晨曦中，國旗的紅白兩色映著朝陽，如一片躍動的信念。紅色象徵平等與熱忱，白色承載純潔的理想，五顆星凝聚著團結的光芒──這份始於1965年的精神密碼，至今仍在每個街巷流淌。此刻，一枚卓錦萬代蘭書籤或許正夾在學子的課本裡。這朵冰晶封存的國花，莖脈裡藏著更深的隱喻：它曾在荒地上綻放，用七年光陰等待雨季；它被烈火灼燒後仍能重生，根系在焦土中執著蔓延。正如書籤凝固的不僅是花朵的形態，更是逆境中破局的勇氣——每一道摺痕都是成長的印記，每一次翻閱都讓堅韌在指尖甦醒。從升旗廣場到社區圖書館，國旗與書籤構成雙重圖騰。前者高懸天際，訴說集體的榮光；後者靜臥書頁，見證個體的跋涉。當青年將蘭花書籤別進《新加坡信約》，紅白星光便與蘭草根系悄悄相連──國家之魂與個人誌氣，在方寸之間完成傳承。我們何嘗不是行走的卓錦萬代蘭？或在烈日下堅守崗位，或在深夜挑燈求知。只要根系深紮熱土，縱使花期未至，自有暗香浮動。今年八月，讓書籤上的冰晶蘭花提醒我們：所有蟄伏終將綻放，正如國旗終將在每個黎明昇起。