If "To be" is replaced by "Being", does it mean same?

I have a doubt that the part “To be” is replaced by “Being” in following sentences, then do they mean same?

Original Sentence: To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.

Modified Sentence:
Being creative means being in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.

Original Sentence:
It is better to a joker to be in the main stream then, share his feelings amongst others & not just to remain a joker.. but to be a normal jolly human being in the society.

Modified Sentence:
Being a joker in main stream and sharing his feelings amongst others & not just to remain a joker, but being a normal jolly human being in the society.

If the part “to be” is replaced with “Being”, then Do these sentences mean same?

If Yes or Not please explain how?