Dido did not know her mind and her destiny would be changed by Cupid. She didn't think she would ever be as dependent on a man as she was on Aeneas, nor would she have been of her own free will. People who knew Dido didn't understand how she became attached to Aeneas and were confused when she committed suicide. If they had known that his destiny had been altered, they would have been more sympathetic towards him and even feared that their own destiny would also be altered. The lesson to be learned from Dido's fate is not that women are fickle, nor that men are deceitful. Dido's fate teaches that no one can be sure of their future and therefore one must always be prepared to face it.