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81-523: Gladstone Gander first appeared in " Wintertime Wager " in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #88 (January 1948), written and drawn by Carl Barks. In that story he arrives at Donald Duck's house during a freezing cold Christmas Day to remind him of a wager Donald made the previous summer; that he could swim in the Frozenbear Lake during Christmas Day or forfeit his house to Gladstone. Donald eventually loses

162-574: A "falling" (as it were of dice ), via Old French cheance from Late Latin cadentia "falling". Fortuna , the Roman goddess of fate or luck, was popular as an allegory in medieval times, and even though it was not strictly reconcilable with Christian theology, it became popular in learned circles of the High Middle Ages to portray her as a servant of God in distributing success or failure in a characteristically "fickle" or unpredictable way, thus introducing

243-658: A "lucky ball" performed better than those who were not. Some people intentionally put themselves in situations that increase the chances of a serendipitous encounter, such as socializing with people who work in different fields. The philosopher Nicholas Rescher has proposed that the luck of someone's result in a situation of uncertainty is measured by the difference between this party's yield and expectation: λ = Y - E. Thus skill enhances expectation and reduces luck. The extent to which different games will depend on luck , rather than skill or effort, varies considerably. For example, chess does not involve any random factors (beyond

324-451: A Boss Battle is about to start, Gladstone greets Donald, but always gets hurt, becoming squished by a giant bird, getting knocked off a building by a wrecking ball, being sent crashing to the bottom of a haunted mansion, and even gets sent back to Duckburg inside a pipe, and every time he gets hurt, he says that he has found a nickel. He also appears in the DuckTales reboot , first appearing in

405-446: A braggart he is in the comics but rather focusing much more on his care-free nature, and additionally acting a bit more foolishly. In the episode "Dime Enough for Luck", Gladstone is an unwitting stooge for Magica De Spell in one of her attempts to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime . He returns in the episode " Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck ", where he accidentally bids on an item that turns out to be valuable. This inspires Scrooge to bid on

486-650: A cause, either material or spiritual, and do not occur due to luck, chance or fate. The idea of moral causality, karma ( Pali : kamma), is central in Buddhism. In the Sutta Nipata , the Buddha is recorded as having said the following about selling luck: Whereas some religious men, while living of food provided by the faithful make their living by such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood as palmistry, divining by signs, interpreting dreams ... bringing good or bad luck ... invoking

567-417: A deterministic phenomenon that affects the future, on one hand, and on the other, belief in personal luckiness as an appraisal of how fortunately or otherwise chance events in the past might have turned out. They developed and validated an internationally applicable scale to measure, respectively, belief in luck and personal luckiness constructs. They found no correlation between the constructs and no evidence of

648-411: A four-dimensional model: belief in being personally lucky; belief in being personally unlucky; general belief in luck; and rejection of belief in luck. Thompson and Prendergast (2013) clarified the concepts of belief in luck and belief in personal luckiness. They addressed the logical problem that nobody who disbelieves in luck could consider themselves lucky by differentiating between belief in luck as

729-887: A given culture or set of related cultures, and sometimes contradictory. For example, lucky symbols include the number 7 in Christian-influenced cultures and the number 8 in Chinese-influenced cultures. Unlucky symbols and events include entering and leaving a house by different doors or breaking a mirror in Greek culture, throwing rocks into a whirlwind in Navajo culture, and ravens in Western culture. Some of these associations may derive from related facts or desires. For example, in Western culture opening an umbrella indoors might be considered unlucky partly because it could poke someone in

810-498: A luck-skill continuum, the NBA had the most skill-dependant result while that of the NHL was most luck-dependant. A defining feature of a lottery is that winners are selected purely by chance. Marketing and other discussions regarding lotteries often mention luck but tend to underplay the actual prospects of winning, which are usually millions to one against. "Leaving it to chance" is sometimes

891-504: A lucky charm or offering sacrifices or prayers to a deity. Saying someone is "born lucky" may hold different meanings, depending on the interpretation: it could simply mean that they have been born into a good family or circumstance; or that they habitually experience improbably positive events, due to some inherent property, or due to the lifelong favor of a god or goddess in a monotheistic or polytheistic religion. Many superstitions are related to luck, though these are often specific to

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972-583: A main character in the Big Little Book series book "Luck of the Ducks" (1969). Gladstone's good luck defies probability and provides him with anything that would be to his benefit or enjoyment; as well as things he specifically wishes for, which are at times related to the plot of some stories. This could range from finding wallets and other valuables on the sidewalk to pieces of a ripped apart treasure map floating together in river to form it whole again; revealing

1053-451: A more protagonistic role, writers most often downplay his unlikability to make him more relatable. For example, showing that he can learn from potential bad experiences, even if they never would become reality, and put more emphasis on his love for his family, even if he at times has a hard time expressing these feelings. In many stories, Gladstone is also considered among the prime candidates for Scrooge McDuck's succession. In "Some Heir Over

1134-456: A multi-component solution, as did Prendergast and Thompson (2008). André (2006) proposed a model of luck-related perceptions that includes separate positive and negative beliefs. She found the positive and negative components of personal luck beliefs correlate highly, suggesting they are conceptually very close or in fact the same. Maltby et al. (2008) proposed a six-dimensional model of beliefs around luck, but empirical analyses supported only

1215-558: A rescue mission from Duckburg to a remote Pacific island on which Scrooge McDuck is believed to have stranded, in an attempt to gain their uncle's favor. For the same reason Gladstone is in hot pursuit as well, but because he was "born lucky" as Donald explains to his nephews, without lifting a finger, is having a much easier time than them. His and Donald's rivalry over Daisy is established in "Donald's Love Letters" (1949), "Wild About Flowers" (1950), and "Knightly Rivals" (1951), and as potential heirs to Scrooge's fortune in "Some Heir Over

1296-726: A resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good." Researchers have suggested that good luck and good mood often co-occur (Duong & Ohtsuka, 2000) and that people who believe themselves to be lucky are often comparatively happy and optimistic whereas people who believe themselves to be unlucky may feel comparatively anxious and depressed (Day & Maltby, 2003; Wiseman, 2003). Luck can also correlate with superstitious behaviors that increase opportunities of good fortune occurring like avoiding walking under ladders or blowing left and right for safe travels before crossing train tracks, which inadvertently increases your chances of seeing an oncoming train. Although previous studies have explored

1377-549: A reward; but never cease to do thy work" (Gita, 2.47). There are five causes of all actions as given in the Samkhya wisdom; says Gita— "The physical body (adhisthana), the lower 'I am' (karta), the means of perception (karanam), the varied multiple efforts (vividhasch pruthak cheshta) and the Cosmic Wheel of Action (daivam), these five sources together are responsible for success or failure of any action" ( Gita, 18 . 14–15 ). Here

1458-899: A strong belief in superstition. Some of these religions include a belief that third parties can influence an individual's luck. Shamans and witches are both respected and feared, based on their ability to cause good or bad fortune for those in villages near them. Some evidence supports the idea that belief in luck acts like a placebo , producing positive thinking and improving people's responses to events. In personality psychology, people reliably differ from each other depending on four key aspects: beliefs in luck, rejection of luck, being lucky, and being unlucky. People who believe in good luck are more optimistic, more satisfied with their lives, and have better moods. People who believe they are personally unlucky experience more anxiety, and less likely to take advantage of unexpected opportunities. One 2010 study found that golfers who were told they were using

1539-465: A way of resolving issues for example, where there are two possible outcomes, flipping a coin may determine the outcome. This practice has gone on for thousands of years, a common contemporary example is the coin toss at the start of a sporting event which may determine who goes first. Most cultures consider some numbers to be lucky or unlucky. This is found to be particularly strong in Asian cultures , where

1620-419: A way to propitiate the gods and earn favor for the city offering the sacrifice. An alternative interpretation would be that the sacrificial blood was considered as a necessary element for the gods to maintain the proper working order of the universe, in the same way that oil would be applied to an automobile to keep it working as designed. Many traditional African practices, such as voodoo and hoodoo , have

1701-422: Is mere luck" rather than a property of a person or thing. There is also a series of spiritual , or supernatural beliefs regarding fortune. These beliefs vary widely from one to another, but most agree that luck can be influenced through spiritual means by performing certain rituals or by avoiding certain circumstances. Luck can also be a belief in an organization of fortunate and unfortunate events. Luck

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1782-418: Is serendipity . Another view holds that "luck is probability taken personally." A rationalist approach to luck includes the application of the rules of probability and an avoidance of unscientific beliefs. The rationalist thinks that the belief in luck is a result of poor reasoning or wishful thinking . To a rationalist, a believer in luck who asserts that something has influenced his or her luck commits

1863-510: Is Linda Paper, who really conquered Gladstone, making him want to give up all his luck, since she is unlucky and absolutely hates lucky people. She appeared in two subsequent comic stories. Another is Feather Mallard, who is as lucky as Gladstone but whenever they are together they are instead experiencing bad luck. A number of recent Italian stories feature Gladstone's protector goddess Fortuna appearing in person. She appears in one noteworthy tale, "Gastone e il debole dalla Fortuna" ("Gladstone and

1944-446: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Luck Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to random and non-random natural and artificial processes, and that even improbable events can happen by random chance . In this view,

2025-557: Is a form of superstition which is interpreted differently by different individuals. Carl Jung coined the term synchronicity , which he described as "a meaningful coincidence". Abrahamic religions believe God controls future events; belief in luck or fate is criticised in Isaiah 65:11–12 : But you who forsake the Lord, who forget my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny, I will destine you to

2106-557: Is a rival of Donald for the love of his girlfriend Daisy Duck . This is often portrayed either by showing Daisy uncertain of which one she likes the most or; the more common version, that she is angry with Donald and goes out with Gladstone instead to make Donald jealous. In modern comics this love-triangle is at times often more downplayed. However, despite having an eternal crush on Daisy Duck, Gladstone has appeared in love with other duck girls in Italian and Danish comic stories. One of those

2187-593: Is based on converting virtually anything material into a pure number , using that number in an attempt to detect something meaningful about reality, and trying to predict or calculate the future based on lucky numbers. Numerology is folkloric by nature and started when humans first learned to count. Through human history it was, and still is, practiced by many cultures of the world from traditional fortune-telling to on-line psychic reading . Dudley describes numerology as, "the delusion that numbers have power over events." Different thinkers like Thomas Kuhn have discussed

2268-749: Is beneath him, to the point of hesitating to help others even if it is to his own advantage, claiming that it seems alarmingly like work. Also because of his good fortune, Gladstone is most often characterized to be very snobbish and a gloat; especially (and in some stories exclusively) toward his cousin Donald to whom he also can be very aggravating. For all of these reasons, he and Donald have formed an intense rivalry with each other. Gladstone's outrageous luck and boastfulness toward his cousin, combined with Donald's own ego and belief he can still best him despite all odds — or as Don Rosa's version of Donald comments, "Donald's eternal tendency towards self-destruction" — have set

2349-438: Is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord". Ecclesiastes 9:11 states (in a passage that describes events with different outcomes - e.g. a race, a battle, the gaining of wealth and favour) that "time and chance happeneth to them all". Whilst the latter passage from Ecclesiastes suggests no things in human affairs are certain, the extract from Proverbs indicates that the outcome of something as apparently random as

2430-438: Is improved and negative (bad luck) if it is worsened. A poker player who is doing well (playing successfully, winning) is said to be "running good". Almost all sports contain elements of luck. A statistical analysis in the book The Success Equation attempted to elucidate the differing balance between skill and luck with respect to how teams finished in the major North American sports leagues . This analysis concluded that, on

2511-410: Is incapable of long-term planning. This is all because of that he does not have to make the slightest of efforts to get what he wants, as his good luck will just give it to him in the end. He also often does not learn any life lessons from any misfortunes he could experience. This leads him to be extremely lazy; at times even thinking that willfully wishing for something is hard work, and disconnected from

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2592-433: Is manipulated in a way that is very likely to elicit positive affect as well. Thus, it is difficult to articulate whether the observed effects of luck are due to chronic beliefs about luck, temporary changes in how lucky people feel, or because of changes caused by the positive affect that is experienced. Their research showed that priming participants subliminally with luck-related stimuli made them feel luckier and happier. It

2673-504: Is not associated with the notion of probability or chance but rather with that of fate or divine help; a bestower of success can also be called speed , as in "Christ be our speed" (William Robertson, Phraseologia generalis , 1693). The notion of probability was expressed by the Latin loanword chance , adopted in Middle English from the late 13th century, literally describing an outcome as

2754-431: Is not prone to accidents. In the rationalist perspective, probability is only affected by confirmed causal connections. The gambler's fallacy and inverse gambler's fallacy both explain some reasoning problems in common beliefs in luck. They involve denying the unpredictability of random events: "I haven't rolled a seven all week, so I'll definitely roll one tonight". Philosopher Daniel Dennett wrote that "luck

2835-494: Is referred to as "luck" by others. Mesoamerican religions, such as the Aztecs , Mayans and Incas , had particularly strong beliefs regarding the relationship between rituals and the gods, which could in a similar sense to Abrahamic religions be called luck or providence. In these cultures, human sacrifice (both of willing volunteers and captured enemies), as well as self-sacrifice by means of bloodletting , could possibly be seen as

2916-414: Is reported to have done away with the adoption, which was never featured in any story. (Of course, no stories denying the event were published.) In a more recent version of the family tree created by Don Rosa, with input from Barks, it was established that Daphne Duck (Donald's paternal aunt) married Goostave Gander and the two were Gladstone's parents. This is consistent with what Gladstone says in "Race to

2997-555: Is something first explored in more detail in Carl Barks's story "Gladstone's Terrible Secret" (May, 1952). Comic artist and writer Don Rosa has commented about this on the character: "Gladstone is unwilling to make the slightest effort to gain something that his luck cannot give him, and, when things go wrong, he resigns immediately, certain that around the next corner a wallet, dropped by a passer-by, will be waiting for him". Gladstone feels open contempt towards work of any kind, claiming it

3078-810: Is there like me?" He is a man of clouded vision and he does not see the Truth. The definition which is much closer to the concept of luck in Islam is "a force that brings good fortune or adversity" Quran 17:13 : "And (for) every man We have fastened to him his fate (fortune) in his neck, and We will bring forth for him (on the) Day (of) the Resurrection a record which he will find wide open". A very long discussion continues on how this prefixed destiny , fortune or luck defines attitudes and living behavior and so as to how much amends one can make in this predetermined fate by one's own contribution through positive actions in accordance with

3159-414: Is to have him win by the letter of the original story preset while the heroes later on take the bigger prize. In Carl Barks' story "The Golden Nugget Boat" ( Uncle Scrooge #35, September 1961), Gladstone and Scrooge are competing in a gold prospecting contest in which Gladstone finds a gold nugget the nephews fashioned from a gold item Scrooge already owns to stop him from killing himself from overexertion in

3240-489: The Arabic language there is a word which directly means "luck", which is حظ ḥaẓẓ , and a related word for "lucky", محظوظ maḥẓūẓ . It is also forbidden to believe in luck or anything else related to luck, as it is classified as shirk (associating partners to Allah or giving any share of any attribution which belongs to Allah and Allah alone). The Tunisians retain some native beliefs of Berber origin such as

3321-506: The evil eye . A number of practices, such as shutters painted blue are also used to repel evil spirits. Darke and Freedman (1997) were the first researchers systematically to address directly both the concept and the measurement of belief in luck as a deterministic and personal attribute. They define luck belief as the perception that good luck is "a somewhat stable characteristic that consistently favors some people but not others". They define disbelief in luck as "a tendency to agree with

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3402-504: The role of chance in scientific discoveries . Richard Wiseman did a ten-year scientific study into the nature of luck that has revealed that, to a large extent, people make their own good and bad fortune. His research revealed that "Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, making lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, creating self-fulfilling prophecies via positive expectations, and adopting

3483-427: The " post hoc ergo propter hoc " logical fallacy : that because two events are connected sequentially, they are connected causally as well. In general, this fallacy is that: More contemporary authors writing on the subject believe that the definition of good destiny is: One who enjoys good health; has the physical and mental capabilities of achieving his goals in life; has good appearance, and; has happiness in mind and

3564-473: The North" Gladstone proclaims: "I was born under a lucky star, and everything I do will bring me good fortune [...]." This is read from a horoscope book he owns which also has a map showing his lucky star conniving with the planet Neptunus . In many of the Italian comic books stories, Gladstone is bestowed with his luck because Fortuna , the goddess of fortune, is in love with him. In Don Rosa's story " The Sign of

3645-494: The Rainbow" ( Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #155, August 1953) by Carl Barks, Scrooge gives $ 1,000 to Donald, Gladstone, and Huey, Dewey and Louie to determine how they use it in order to be the most suitable heir to his fortune. Gladstone thinks of using the money to buy a television set until he finds a raffle ticket, in which he decides to save the money by placing it in a tree. Scrooge is unimpressed that Gladstone did not increase

3726-570: The Rainbow" (1953). After that, Barks felt unable to develop the character further, finding him basically unsympathetic, and began using him less frequently. But by then, Gladstone had found a steady place in the Duck universe as one of the main established characters; frequently used by other writers and artists both in the Americas and Europe . He was first used by an artist other than Barks in 1951: "Presents For All" by Del Connell and Bob Moore. He appears as

3807-481: The South Seas": "Scrooge McDuck is my mother's brother's brother-in-law". Gladstone has a nephew named Shamrock Gladstone who shares his propensity for luck. He also has a con artist cousin (not on Donald's side of the family) named Disraeli Duck . Gladstone makes two speaking appearances in the animated series DuckTales , where he was voiced by Rob Paulsen . In these episodes he is not characterized as much of

3888-507: The Struck of Luck"), by Enrico Faccini and Augusto Macchetto, first published on March 24, 1998. In this story, the Goddess takes mortal guise in order to be able to date her favorite gander, and appears to be love-struck with him. Although Gladstone competes for Daisy's attention and affection with Donald and often loses, he reassures himself that at least he still has his extraordinary luck, because in

3969-463: The Triple Distelfink " (1997), he added the fact that Gladstone was born on the day of his mother Daphne's birthday in 1920, under the protection sign of the Triple Distelfink, thus inheriting his mother's luck. In some stories he also uses good luck charms like lucky horseshoes or rabbits foots. However, for all his luck, Gladstone has no achievements to be proud of and no true ambitions, as he

4050-456: The antecedents and consequences of luck using attribution theory (e. g., Fischoff, 1976; Weiner et al., 1987), personality variables (Darke & Freedman, 1997a;b), and more recently a cognitive priming approach (DeMarree et al., 2005; Kramer & Block, 2008) research on the underlying mechanism of how luck influences consumer judgment and behavior has been noticeably absent in the extant literature. Moreover, in much of this previous work, luck

4131-548: The biggest fish and wins a new car but Donald manages to save a wealthy tycoon's daughter and is able to purchase a much bigger car. Another instance was when both Donald and Gladstone were competing for a job as a cameraman for a nature film director because Daisy was the director's assistant, Gladstone got the job but wished he had not because he wound up trudging through a swamp to film giant spiders while Daisy stayed behind in America, with Donald. In more modern stories where he takes

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4212-553: The book of Job illustrates this in what God allowed Satan to do in the life of Job. It is also involved in the evil that God allowed Joseph's brothers to do to Joseph in order to accomplish a greater good, a good not apparent to Joseph until years later (Genesis 50:20). In Hinduism the Bhagavad-Gita values "Purushartha" more than mere Luck or Fate. The Gita says; "Set thy heart upon selfless performance of thy natural duty (Svakarma, Svadharma), but never on its reward. Work not for

4293-416: The contest. Gladstone finds the nugget and returns to win, but Scrooge and his nephews then find a much bigger nugget they are able to fashion into a boat to return to civilization afterward with a monetary worth that is easily more than Gladstone's find. Another instance of this with his rivalry with Donald was in the "Salmon Derby" ( Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #167, August 1954), where Gladstone catches

4374-512: The context of gambling remains detectable in the word's connotations; luck is a way of understanding a personal chance event. Luck has three aspects: Before the adoption of luck at the end of the Middle Ages, Old English and Middle English expressed the notion of "good fortune" with the word speed (Middle English spede , Old English spēd ); speed besides "good fortune" had the wider meaning of " prosperity , profit , abundance "; it

4455-404: The determination of which player moves first), while the outcome of Snakes and Ladders is entirely based on random dice rolls. In poker , especially games with a communal board, pure luck may decide a winning hand. Luck in games involving chance is defined as the change in a player's equity after a random event such as a die roll or card draw. Luck is positive (good luck) if the player's position

4536-521: The end he is a hedonist and the only person he really adores is himself. His exact relation to the Duck Family Tree at its early stages was somewhat uncertain. In Carl Barks' original version of the family tree from the 1950s, Gladstone was the son of Luke the Goose and Daphne Duck who died by overeating at a free-lunch picnic. He was later adopted by Matilda McDuck and Goosetave Gander . Later, Barks

4617-531: The episode "The House of the Lucky Gander!". In this series, he is voiced by Paul F. Tompkins . This series brings his personality far closer to how he acts in the comics, although it is implied that he is genuinely unaware of how arrogant he is. Wintertime Wager " Wintertime Wager " is a 10-page Disney comics story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks . It was first published in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #88 (January 1948). Characters in

4698-402: The epithet "lucky" or "unlucky" is a descriptive label that refers to an event's positivity, negativity, or improbability. Supernatural interpretations of luck consider it to be an attribute of a person or object, or the result of a favorable or unfavorable view of a deity upon a person. These interpretations often prescribe how luckiness or unluckiness can be obtained, such as by carrying

4779-623: The eye, whereas shaking hands with a chimney sweep might be considered lucky partly because it is a kind but unpleasant thing to do given the dirty nature of their work. In Chinese and Japanese culture, the association of the number 4 as a homophone with the word for death may explain why it is considered unlucky. Extremely complicated and sometimes contradictory systems for prescribing auspicious and inauspicious times and arrangements of things have been devised, for example feng shui in Chinese culture and systems of astrology in various cultures around

4860-405: The goodness of luck ... picking the lucky site for a building, the monk Gautama refrains from such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood. D.I, 9–12 Belief in luck is prevalent in many predominantly Buddhist countries. In Thailand , Buddhists may wear verses (takrut) or lucky amulets which have been blessed by monks for protection against harm. The book of Proverbs 16:33 states that "the lot

4941-406: The house to Donald. Gladstone fails to drink the lemonade; Donald gets his house back. The nephews decide the moral of the story is: "A big bragging mouth always get one into trouble." As Daisy leaves, she hears Gladstone and Donald boyishly making wagers for next year. With a sigh, she leaves, realizing that Donald and Gladstone have not learned their lesson. This Disney comics -related article

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5022-457: The inauspicious Alakshmi in Hinduism. The English noun luck appears comparatively late, during the 1480s, as a loan from Low German , Dutch or Frisian luk , a short form of gelucke ( Middle High German gelücke ). Compare to old Slavic word lukyj ( лукый ) - appointed by destiny and old Russian luchaj ( лучаи ) - destiny, fortune . It likely entered English as a gambling term, and

5103-409: The leading of wicked King Ahab into battle (2 Chronicles 18:18-19). Ahab's death was not merely the result of a randomly shot arrow, but as 2 Chronicles 18 reveals, God actively directed the events that led Ahab into battle and used that randomly shot arrow to accomplish his intended will for Ahab that day. God's passive will involves God allowing, rather than causing, something to happen. Chapter 1 of

5184-434: The money at all, but acknowledges that at least he still "had" it. Huey, Dewey, and Louie infuriate Scrooge by investing their money in what Scrooge assumes was a scam. Finally, Scrooge thinks to himself, "I guess my heir will have to be Gladstone Gander! .... What an awful injustice to the world!" Soon afterwards, however, the children's decision proves to be the wisest, and they become Scrooge's heirs instead of Gladstone. He

5265-422: The next item—a trunk containing Dr. Jekyll's formula—which sets the plot in motion. He also makes non-speaking cameo appearances in the episodes " Sweet Duck of Youth " and " Till Nephews Do Us Part ", as well in episode of House of Mouse titled "Goofy For A Day". Gladstone appears in the 2000 video game Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers in his traditional role of Donald's rival for Daisy's affection, and every time

5346-527: The notion of chance . Luck is interpreted and understood in many different ways. Luck refers to that which happens to a person beyond that person's control. This view incorporates phenomena that are chance happenings, a person's place of birth for example, but where there is no uncertainty involved, or where the uncertainty is irrelevant. Within this framework, one can differentiate between three different types of luck: Circumstantial luck with accidental happenstance of favorable discoveries and/or inventions

5427-449: The obtaining of "lucky" telephone numbers , automobile license plate numbers, and household addresses (such as those which contain the digit 6 or 8 ) are actively sought, sometimes at great monetary expense. Numerology , as it relates to luck, is closer to an art than to a science, yet numerologists, astrologists or psychics may disagree. It is interrelated to astrology , and to some degree to parapsychology and spirituality and

5508-420: The previous summer. At that time, Donald had agreed that he would forfeit his house to his cousin should he fail to go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. To keep his house, Donald now dons his swimming suit, but cannot bring himself to jump into the cold lake. Daisy Duck arrives to remind Gladstone that he promised her last summer that he would drink two gallons of lemonade within an hour, or return

5589-439: The rational view of luck as random and unreliable" (p. 490). To capture their unidimensional definition of irrational luck belief, Darke and Freedman developed a 12-item measure. Unfortunately, they found their measure "does not seem particularly good at distinguishing between people who [say] they [are] typically lucky from those who [say] they [are] typically unlucky". They also found factor analyses of their measure produced

5670-447: The realities of ordinary life. All of this is in stark contrast to his relative Scrooge McDuck, who is also capable of taking advantage of opportunities but works hard to create situations favorable for him; is strongly motivated by his ambitions and takes pride in forming his fortune by his own efforts and experiences. Instead, Gladstone often shows pride in his effortlessness and expresses great anxiety if he would betray those ideals. This

5751-412: The rolling of dice or the tossing of a coin remains subject to God's will or sovereignty. In his book God, Chance and Purpose: Can God have it both ways? , Bartholomew argues that chance is part of God's creation but that not even God can accurately predict what chance will do. God's sovereignty involves two aspects. God's active will or sovereignty would involve something God causes to happen such as

5832-438: The stage for many stories featuring the two cousins' confrontations. They have, however, worked together or at least tolerated each other at times, but this is very rare and not without some tension that easily can turn into their ordinary rivalry. Occasionally, he is a rival to Scrooge McDuck himself who resents his complete reliance on his uncanny good luck. In such stories, often the only way Gladstone can be believably defeated

5913-471: The story include Donald Duck , his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie , Daisy Duck , and Gladstone Gander . The story marks Gladstone Gander's first appearance. "Wintertime Wager" has been reprinted many times. It is Christmas Day. The snows are deep and the temperatures are very cold. Donald wants to stay indoors to keep warm. His cousin Gladstone Gander arrives to tell Donald he has lost their wager made

5994-558: The sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter Belief in the extent of Divine Providence varies; most acknowledge providence as at least a partial, if not complete influence on luck. Christianity , in its early development, accommodated many traditional practices which at different times, accepted omens and practiced forms of ritual sacrifice in order to divine the will of their supreme being or to influence divine favoritism. The concepts of " Divine Grace " or " Blessing " as they are described by believers closely resemble what

6075-604: The teachings of Islam. There is no concept of luck in Islam other than actions determined by Allah based on the merit of the choice made by human beings. It is stated in the Qur'an ( Sura : Adh-Dhariyat (The Winds that Scatter) verse:22) that one's sustenance is pre-determined in heaven when the Lord says: "And in the heaven is your provision and that which ye are promised." One should supplicate to Allah to better one's life rather than hold faith in un-Islamic acts such as using "lucky charms". In

6156-441: The treasure’s location. His good luck also protects him from any harm. At times he might not even know that a situation will work out in his favor in a later stage and by then often feeling confused or at times even thinking his luck has abandoned him; just to learn that it has been with him all along. There have been various explanations for Gladstone's good luck over the years by various writers and artists. In Barks' story "Luck of

6237-434: The wager but Gladstone later on loses a wager of his own, brought to light by Daisy Duck, and thus Donald's house is returned to him. Barks gradually developed Gladstone's personality and demeanor after his first appearance and used him quite frequently—in 24 stories between 1948 and 1953, the first five years of his existence. In his first three appearances in 1948 ("Wintertime Wager", "Gladstone Returns", "Links Hijinks"), he

6318-456: The word "daivam" does not mean luck, fate, fortune, providence, or destiny. None of these English words are the exact synonym for the Sanskrit word "Daivam" here. "Daivam" is the Cosmic Wheel of Action (Kshara-gati, Apara-Prakriti, Maya) that keeps the perfect account of our past and present actions. A man who says "Nothing is impossible for me; I am the only hero of all these achievements; who else

6399-731: The world. Many polytheistic religions have specific gods or goddesses that are associated with luck, both good and bad, including Fortuna and Felicitas in the Ancient Roman religion (the former related to the words "fortunate" and "unfortunate" in English), Dedun in Nubian religion, the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese mythology , mythical American serviceman John Frum in Polynesian cargo cults , and

6480-506: Was also found that the effects of priming luck using subliminal messages increased participants' estimates of the likelihood of favorable events, their participation in lotteries, the amount of money they invested in relatively risky financial options and these effects appeared to be mediated by temporary changes in perceptions of luck rather than by affect. Gautama Buddha , the founder of Buddhism , taught his followers not to believe in luck. He taught that all things which happen must have

6561-498: Was portrayed as the mirror image of Donald: an obstinate braggart, perhaps just a little bit more arrogant, but did not yet have his characteristic luck. In his next two appearances, "Rival Beachcombers" and "The Goldilocks Gambit", Gladstone is portrayed as merely lazy and irritable, and also gullible. The breakthrough of his lucky streak occurs in 1949, within the adventure story " Race to the South Seas! " ( March of Comics #41). In that story, Donald and his three nephews set sail on

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