Apu and Nayak

One a realist, other a romantic;
one for the classes, other for the masses;
one lacked assertiveness, other filled with boldness;
one a pathfinder, other a path breaker;
in one lived quintessential Apu,
in the other formidable Nayak.
Roles can be merged, but can’t be swapped.
Contemporaries are born to compliment the another.
Contests evaporate after a certain height.
Beyond the horizon, there is no competition.
Apu is Apu, Nayak is Nayak,
both are needed, both are wanted.