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 such as "Internal Revenue Service," "Postal Service," "Civil Service,"
"Service Stations." And I became confused about the word "service." This is not
what I thought "service" meant.
One day, I overheard two farmers talking and one of them mentioned that he was
having a bull "service" a few of his cows.
It all came into perspective.