Service

At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word "service" as: "The act of doing things for other people". Then I heard the terms Civil Service, Postal Service, Internal Revenue Service, etc....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 bunch of his cows. It suddenly all came into perspective. And now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us.