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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Britain falls silent for two minutes of remembrance. It marks the moment, 104 years ago, that the guns stopped firing at the end of World War OneA war that included many European countries between 1914 and 1918. . 

In London, Remembrance Day poppies are left at the Tomb of the Unknown WarriorThe unknown soldier lies in a coffin made of oak from the royal palace of Hampton Court, buried in soil from battlefields in France and covered by black marble from Belgium. in Westminster AbbeyA large church in London. Many British kings and queens are buried there.. 

Nobody knows who is buried there. At the end of the war, one soldier was picked at random from the thousands buried without any names in France.

He was brought to London to rest alongside kings and queens. He could be anyone. And so he is everyone. 

At the end of the war, many people did not know where their relatives' were buried. So they could all imagine that their son or brother was buried in Westminster Abbey. 

The unknown fuels our imaginations. It can be scary. But some people, like explorers, choose to face the unknown in the hope of a great adventure. And the unknown can bring people together. 

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Should we embrace the unknown?

Yes! Fearing the unknown stops us from doing new and exciting things. And embracing the unknown can bring people together. 

No! The world is a scary place. There is nothing wrong with sticking to what you know and trust.

World War One - A war that included many European countries between 1914 and 1918. 

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior - The unknown soldier lies in a coffin made of oak from the royal palace of Hampton Court, buried in soil from battlefields in France and covered by black marble from Belgium.

Westminster Abbey - A large church in London. Many British kings and queens are buried there.