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Why do people use "being" instead of "is,am, or are" sometimes? For example, instead of " creativity is the key to paradise" they say " creativity being the key to paradise". What is the grammatical rule they use here?

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The use of the word being in your context, the reader or listener will assume that there is more to the sentence. For example: "Creativity being the key to paradise, one must always find ways to be creative in their daily activities." other ways of using the word being in the same manner: "Being the only person at work who has the key to the door, I must get to work before everyone else" in this context, you can use "because" or "since".. Because I am the only person.. or Since I am the only person.
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The use of “being” in this manner is similar to saying “because creativity is the key”. An example: Being the oldest in my family, it is my responsibility to take care of all my siblings. Because I am the oldest in my family, it is my responsibility to take care of all my siblings.
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It is a participle. Creativity has many hypostasi, and one of them is the key to paradise, and being in this hypostasis it is (or does) something.

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