in search of meaning

Matt, in search of god

introducing the travels, trials and tribulations of Matt

Matthew Bottomley
matthew bottomley
Published in
6 min readJul 9, 2020

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One day Matt wondered about god. It was a sunny day, or perhaps rainy, anyway there were definitely clouds — Matt just loves gazing at the clouds — but that’s a different story altogether, one or two for a different moment.

It wasn’t the first day of Matt’s life nor the last. It wasn’t the first time he thought about it, nor will it be the last, so he thought ‘why not’ and set off on that road to nowhere that always led somewhere, always ending in home.

As he strode, or rather strolled, his mind wandered, he fancied sharing a drink, a quick ‘chink’ and a chat, “how’s your day been?”, or was it , being, he’d ask. “Great” Matt would reply with a smile on his face “Yours?”, “Oh you know, creative” would come the reply, as they both sat back to gaze at whatever display the stars had in mind to keep them entertained for the rest of time.

So off set Matt. Not that he hadn’t already.

But where, and when, to look? North and South, West and East, then down and up — all three of course, before a fourth, fifth and sixth, I hope you weren’t forgetting in and out, or back and forth, or….

Stop getting distracted” Matt thought, lucky enough for the story, because Matt knows he never gets distracted, or he’d end up getting nowhere — or is that to the point — way too fast. That’s part of the reason he likes…

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Matthew Bottomley
matthew bottomley

analyst, strategist, activist, philosopher and poet — a guy, from England, dreaming of humanity.