But what children really represent for their parents is unspoiled ambition.
The south seems to illustrate a principle of economic development: to be unspoiled is to be left behind.
This place was unspoiled," said Mr. Morrow, a 12-year resident who ran the Khan Bank for a decade.
"I looked out on this valley that was unspoiled, pristine, quiet, immense, and I felt a part of it.
I was glad I had gone, pleased to know that the house, or what I saw of it, was unspoiled and still very beautiful.
Yet somehow, Grand Street, or at least the eight-block stretchn stretch from the East River to Marcy Avenue, manages to be unspoiled: in the mix, but away from it all.
An hour's drive north of Cape Town are unspoiled beaches, fishing villages, great restaurants and the West Coast national park, which is heaven for birdwatching and hiking.
Guide services do a brisk summer business leading people from this town north of Great Falls down a stretch of the wild river, which is unspoiled for 149 miles.
Word will get around that the natives are unspoiled in Duluth, & that a thousand-franc note buys more fun in Milwaukee than in Washington.
Astonishingly rich in both animal and plant life, the reserve area, which has been designated a Unesco World Heritage site, is unspoiled and uninhabited.
