71 or 17? It's just a matter of perspective, isn't it? Plus, it was way more fun to be 17 back then than it is today!
But I must say, wouldn't it be nice if we humans aged as gracefully as our birds do? Except for our African buddies and a few others, have you ever seen a grey parrot? Or balding, saggy, wrinkled parrot with a spare tire and double chins? It's that lush growth of feathers, replaced a couple times a year, that make our babies appear ageless!