Utilizing the predecessor generation’s experience on the next generation is an important human behavior. In this paper, the author examines elderly people’s helping behavior, based on their experience, toward young people and the psychological characteristics that promote elderly people’s behavior. In addition, I discuss the psychological impact of intergenerational interaction on elderly and young people. The findings indicated that young people desire the “failure” experience of the predecessor generation, and that elderly people’s altruism is promoted when young people thank the tradition of their “failure” experience. Future studies should discuss the meaning of inheriting and utilizing predecessor generation’s experience from the perspective of interpersonal communication and from a wider perspective.
