Speech by Professor Marios Bezos at the Spiritual Center of the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupolistranslated

On the afternoon of Sunday, November 1, 2026, a speech was held at the Spiritual Center of the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupolis by the Emeritus Professor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and former Dean of the Theological School, Mr. Marios Begzou, on the topic of "Survival as symbiosis", following the invitation of our Reverend Metropolitan, Alexandroupolis, etc. Anthimou.

The chosen speaker was introduced by the General Hierarchal Commissioner of our Metropolis, Father Konstantinos Kostakis, referring to his academic and writing career, as well as the importance of the topic of his speech, especially in an era when the multiple crises and challenges of everyday life make the need for communication, dialogue and essential human coexistence imperative.

Mr. Bezos, through a particularly interesting theological and philosophical approach, developed the fundamental position that "life is a relationship", pointing out that it is not enough for man to simply survive biologically, but he needs to discover the meaning of his existence through the relationship with his fellow man, nature and God.

He characteristically emphasized that "there is no man, there is only...