When Ponyboy says this phrase he means that they don't need to say words to share the problems they have in their life. Both of them have problems so they understand each other like no on do : Johny's parents do not pay attention to him; Pony must live his life with a big loss - death of his parents. So they both know how life can be unfair sometimes.
Answer:
A)Service means helping others in the community.
According to a source on the internet, the theme that addressed in both excerpts would be the last choice - Reality can be inexplicably cruel and unfair.
This is further strengthened by the passage - How stunned I was, for example, to discover another time outside time, a universe parallel to this one, a creation within Creation, with its own laws, customs structures, and language - as if reality is deceiving and being unfair to the person.
Working together with others instead is called teamwork
