Indeed "every Urban area was once a rural area".
Just like there's nothing wrong in growing up in urban areas, same goes for rural areas. Though they're less opportunities and amenities in most rural areas, urban areas also has it's weakness.

Excellence can emanate from anywhere whether urban or rural. It's has so much to do with you than the place You stay.

In the nearest future, the word "rural" should go extinct as we would urbanizing everywhere...LoL.