The person who first sees the issue as entirely black or white will begin to see the gray nuances. The values will still be there, but the person will be less judgmental about those values. Youthful idealism will no longer be the motivation to do service work. In this stage one is interested in service work in order to be a part of the larger community. There is a healthy component of self-interest here.
Service organizations are a way to become known, to make contacts, and to help get things done.
Much of the important work that is done on Bar committees is the result of second-stage service work. This is a valuable and significant stage for growth in the personality in which one experiences activities based upon meaningful values in order to become a part of something larger than oneself. It is an experience we all need. The third stage of development is one that a person rarely gets to before mid-life. At this stage one does service work not to impress others or to feel that one belongs, but because of one's relation to one's self.