At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word " service: "The act of doing things for other people." Then I heard the terms: Internal Revenue Service Postal Service Civil Service Service Stations Customer Service City/County Public Service Road Service And I became confused about the word "service." This is not what I thought "service" meant. Then one day, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them mentioned that he was having a bull SERVICE a few of his cows. SHAZAM!! It all came into perspective. Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us...