No, the world is not as it should be nor as with our best intentions we wish it were. This has been going on for millenniums but many brave ones have taken control of their energies, detached and made this world full of disappointments better in their own way.
Service does not require mutilating oneself but overcoming one's sufferings by respecting certain principles, developing love, forgiveness, spiritual intelligence and self-dedication. That is where one can find his freedom and joy.