I give up?

Yup, I think I do.

I don't know maybe I'm just thinking too much but this is the only combination of word that I can find that does it. I can not find another combination that works like this.

ok here's what I'm thinking

1 they are opposites
2in the first order they are inside or they could be right side out
3 in the second order they are out side but they could be inside out.

I mean there's a lot more but I just keep thinking about it
I realize how insane I am. I mean there is one more detail about this but I wanted to see if any one else is thinking what I am thinking. Or have I completely finally gone mad?
I don't know why but I think there is something significant here but it's like I just can't quite grasp the hidden meaning of this.

If I can find another combo that does it I will post it.

ok ok here's what I'm having trouble with,

if you start out good and end badly the significant thing is outside
but if you start out bad and wind up good then the significant thing is inside
what is the significant thing? I mean I know what it is but what is it representing?

ok now I know I'm losing it because I thought of this now

what if I do this?

rich poor rich poor now it's both inside and outside.

and is the thing that's inside the same thing that's out side or is it something different?

what are every one else's thoughts on this?

doorknob, I think we all "overanalyze" things sometimes but I am a bit concerned that you might be entering into something you might want to check out with your pdoc.

at first glance of the words I just see "us and them", no progression, just distinction of seperation. I don't subscribe to that concept but see it every single day. I DO NOT correlate rich and poor with good and bad. I have been in both rhealms spiritually, emotionally, financially.....now I am over analyzing, lol

I analyze things like this all of the time. Yes, it can be maddening but I actually find it to be a fun challenge and often times learn something. Perhaps the connections I see are non-existent, but then again, what if I really see what others don't see?

I think I know what you're getting at and I'd like to throw some thoughts back at you...the more I ponder, the more possibilities I see.

In my opinion, rich/poor can be viewed as good/bad or poor/rich as bad/good in several different areas. It all depends on your comparisons. For example, at what point is one considered rich enough that the opposite is considered poor? It's like the concept of light defining the dark. One person may make a million dollars a year which by comparison makes a person with a 100,000 income seem "poor". But, compare a person who makes 30,000 a year to that? Now, who is poor? I would consider this significant "outside" as it is strictly superficial.

Now, let's take the same idea of rich/poor and good/bad as it applies to love...a matter of the heart and soul...a significance on the "inside". Can you be "rich" in love (having supportive and loving friends/family) and be "poor" when you're alone? Again, it all depends on what you're comparing it to.

I personally think some of the "hidden" meanings to this thought process are actually subconscious thoughts reminding you that what you think should be considered "good" or "bad" is open for debate. There's not a universal standard that applies.

When you look in the mirror, do you you wish you were someone else or that you possessed other qualities? Whose standards say that you aren't "good" just as you are?

Wow, now my insanity has taken over. Sorry. I tend to ramble.

Shannon

I'm a veg at these sort of things. I look too deep into the questions and miss the answer totally.

the first one makes me think of money, the second makes me feel sorry for richard.

I must admit I never ponder this sort of thing.. certainly not for any length of time.. I do like games though that are thought provoking.. and you can surely come up with thoughts on either of these..x

yes but look carefully at the words with out thinking too much about the meaning of them and you will see why one is inside and one is out side.

Yes I used good and bad as an example but really they could apply to any opposites like hot and cold, or light and dark. you could substitute any two opposite meanings that you want but the only two words that I see this pattern with is rich and poor.

and the other thing I'm thinking about now is balance. If the thing on the inside is the same as the thing on the out side if you have them both inside and out side you could then be balanced how ever if the thing on the out side is the opposite on the inside you are then unbalanced. And if the things just happen to be two different things that are not related you could find balance with either inside or outside and if you have them both then you are balanced in both. Or if they are both the same thing than you need them both on the inside and outside to be balanced.

Not only could I relate this to balance but I could relate it to that one directly effects the other and some times it does not effect the other at all. for an example some times I am effected by whats on the out side, other times I might be effect by what's on the inside, and some times whats out side effects what's inside and vice verse. And the challenge is to find balance between the inside and out side. Or maybe I need to have a clear perception of the out side and a healthy inner working on the inside to achieve ultimate balance.

yeah I know I'm kinda wacky. But since I'm obsessive I can't stop thinking about it.

If you are obsessive and you are reading things into words, I suggest you take seriously Shelly's suggestion to see your pdoc.

This could be a sign of worse things to come. It can be symptoms of mania approaching. I know, as I was obsessed with words when I became psychotic.

Really, there is nothing special about the words you put up. That is why we are worried about you.

an oxymoron .. putting two words together that mean the opposite but also work together.. thunderous silence.. girly man..etc.

You lost me.

yup....see your pdoc...your thinking and obsessing about this waaaaaaaaaay too much.

Agreed, probably time to see pdoc. Meanwhile, breathe in and out. See - no deeper meaning